The Journal of the Commons House of Assembly

MAY 9, 1760559Record of that Plat and Certificate and Copy of that Plat delivered to theParty, Two Pounds, ten shillings Current Money.” Yet Egerton Leigh Esqr.present Surveyor General (as appears by the Accounts and Vouchers in thehands of the Commissary General for Monies paid by him, which were producedto the Committee) has not only taken upon him to certifye the saidSum of Two Pounds ten Shillings, to be due to his respective Deputies forthat Service, but has illegally taken and received the further Sum of TwoPounds ten Shillings for the said Article for his own Use, Whereby the Publicis doubly charged, as may more particularly appear by the Vouchers andAccounts in the Custody of the said Commissary General; that is to say, inone Account amounting to One hundred ninety one Pounds, nine Shillingsand four pence are charged forty seven Plats at two Pounds ten Shillings apeice, One hundred and seventeen Pounds ten Shillings Current Money, andin another Account (of the said Surveyor General) amounting in Sixty onePounds, Six Shillings and Six pence are charged Seventeen Plats at TwoPounds ten Shillings a peice, Forty two Pounds ten Shillings Current Money.Which the Committee humbly submits to the Consideration of the House.The Committee was informed by Mr. D’Oyley, that he (on behalf of theCommissary General) delivered Robert Wells Vendue Master, for Sale, Sixtyfive Bundles, containing Six hundred and Fifty Duffel’d Blankets of thePublic’s on the 14th August 1759.Ordered, That the said Report be considered to-morrow Morning.Then the House (according to Order) proceeded to take the Reportfrom the Committee to whom the Petition of the Commissioners for theMarkets in Charles Town was referred, into Consideration.And the first Paragraph of the Report being read a Second time.Ordered, That the further Consideration of the Report be adjournedtill to-morrow Morning.And then the House adjourned till to-morrow Morning Ten of the Clock.Friday the 9th Day of May 1760.Read the Journals of Yesterday’s Proceedings.Ordered, That the Address in answer to the Lieutenant Governor’sMessage of Yesterday’s Date be presented to His Honour by Mr. Guerard.Ordered, That the Address relating to the Sums resolved by this House tobe provided for Contingent Services be presented to His Honour by Mr. Pringle.Then the House (according to Order) resumed the adjourned Considerationof the Report from the Committee to whom the Petition of the Commissionersfor the Markets in Charles Town was referred.And the first Paragraph of the Report was disagreed with by the House.