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The Journal of the Commons House of Assembly

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MARCH 27, 1759363ing <strong>the</strong> South Carolina Regiment, and find That Out <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Amount <strong>of</strong>£140,000, provided by Law passed <strong>the</strong> 6th <strong>of</strong> July 1757 for raising and paying<strong>the</strong> said Regiment for One Year, he has paid to <strong>the</strong> Amount <strong>of</strong> £98409:10:10,Vizt.For Recruiting £ 17100:00:00For Cloaths &ca. 14000:00:00For Provisions 4725:06:09For Officers & Soldiers Pay 62584:04:01£ 98409:10:10And <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> £20000 <strong>the</strong> Governor was desired by this <strong>House</strong> to take out<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> above Fund, to purchase Presents to be given to encourage a Number<strong>of</strong> Cherrokee Indians to go with Collonel Bird to joyn his Majesty’s Forcesthat went against Fort Du Quesne, <strong>The</strong> Treasurer has paid £15178:4:9; allwhich being deducted from <strong>the</strong> aforesaid Sum Granted, leaves a Ballance <strong>of</strong>£21590:9:2 in <strong>the</strong> Treasury; and after sundry o<strong>the</strong>r Charges that have hi<strong>the</strong>rtoaccrued for <strong>the</strong> aforesaid Service are fur<strong>the</strong>r deducted, Your Committee are<strong>of</strong> Opinion that what may <strong>the</strong>n appear to remain, be applied in Aid <strong>of</strong> Tax.Resolved that <strong>the</strong> said Report be taken into Consideration to MorrowAfternoon.<strong>The</strong> Message to <strong>the</strong> Governor (Ordered <strong>the</strong> 15th Instant), to desire thatHis Excellency will please to Order Payment to <strong>the</strong> several Persons <strong>the</strong>reinmentioned, was drawn and read and is as follows,May it please Your Excellency,Among <strong>the</strong> Accounts <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Creditors <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Public, which were by YourExcellency’s Order, laid before this <strong>House</strong> are several for <strong>the</strong> Use <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>South Carolina Regiment, Vizt., One <strong>of</strong> Ancram, Lance and Loocock for£34:17:6; ano<strong>the</strong>r <strong>of</strong> Herman Christopher Detering for £7:10; A third <strong>of</strong> Gordonand Elliott for £328:1:3; a fourth <strong>of</strong> Gordon and Elliott for £33:19:9; a fifth<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> George Town Ferry Man for £9:12:6; a sixth <strong>of</strong> John Gordon for £22:10;A Seventh <strong>of</strong> Henry Gallman for £200; An Eighth <strong>of</strong> James Henderson for£273:5; a Ninth <strong>of</strong> Christopher Jordan for £13:1; a Tenth <strong>of</strong> John Marlow for£59:12:6; an Eleventh <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Commissary General for £401:15; a Twelfth <strong>of</strong> JohnWildermotte for £45 and a thirteenth <strong>of</strong> James Laurens and Company for£243:15, Which we humbly desire Your Excellency will please to Order to bepaid out <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Money provided for that Regiment.<strong>The</strong>re is likewise an Account <strong>of</strong> William West for £66 for EntertainingIndians, by Order <strong>of</strong> Collonel Bird, We are <strong>of</strong> Opinion that sum should bepaid out <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Money allotted for that Service.And <strong>the</strong> Same being read a Second Time,

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