The Journal of the Commons House of Assembly

APRIL 24, 1760513Jacob Tabb for a Cart and three Horses.Adam Summers for Waggon hire.Sr. John Colleton Baronet for a Horse impressed.John Aberley for Provisions.Adam Ebting (2 Accounts) for Flour and for Waggon hire.George Egleberger for Flour £30.Andrew Thomas for Flour impressed.Peter Roat for Provisions.George Derames for a Horse impressed.Matthias Wiaker for hire of a Cart and Horses.Nicholas Fetherholf for Provisions £44:4.John Bickle for Provisions.John Rawl for Waggon hire.Ward and Leger for Swan Shot.Henry Stromer for 5 Bushels of Indian Corn.Ordered That the said Accounts be severally referred to the considerationof the Committee who were appointed to audit the Public Accounts;and that they do examine the same and report their Opinion thereupon tothe House.Resolved (upon the Question) That no Public Accounts be read afterthis Day, during the present Session of the General Assembly.And then the House adjourned till to-morrow Morning, Nine of theClock.Thursday the 24th Day of April 1760.Read the Journals of Yesterday’s Proceedings.Mr. Drayton reported from the Committee who were appointed to viewthe Arms in the Public Armory, that they had view’d the said Arms accordinglyand had directed him to report the State of the same to the House; andhe read the Report in his Place, and afterward delivered it in at the Clerk’sTable: Where the same was read and is as follows, vizt.That on inspection the Committee find in the Armory, 910 Musquets,9 large Musquets, 2 large Buccaneer Pieces and three Pistols all in good order.110 Musquets and 25 trading Guns, wanting repair.479 Bayonets without Scabbards, 90 Bayonets with Scabbards, 298 BayonetScabbards, 152 Cutlasses, 4 Halberts, 56 Cartouch Boxes, and a smallQuantity of Match.A Petition of Martha Miller, Widow, Executrix of the last Will and Testamentof Samuel Miller deceased; was presented to the House and read;