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564 COMMONS JOURNAL, FEBRUARY 4, 1760–AUGUST 6, 1760and in what condition they are, to the Master General or Principal Officerof His Majesty’s Ordnance. And that such Journal and Account be signedby the Governor or Commander in Chief and also by the Storekeeper. Andhis Excellency Governor Lyttelton having given a Commission for the purposesaforesaid to John Hume Esqr., I do now in pursuance of His Majesty’sroyal Commands recommend it to you to provide a Salary suitable to theTrust and Duties with which the said Office is charged. Which I have themore fully represented in this Message, that you may the better judge whatAllowance may be reasonable for that Service.And as no Carriages for the Guns are comprised in the List of Storeslately sent over by His Majesty’s Command, except Pattern Carriages for suchas are of different Calibres, and Iron work for compleating the Carriages forthe rest, and also Iron work for Beds for seven Cohorn Mortars, in regardthe said Carriages and Beds are more proper to be made of the Wood growingin the said Province, which will endure longer in this Climate than ifmade of English Timber. I do therefore in obedience to His Majesty’s RoyalCommands, likewise recommend you to make provision for defraying theExpence of making the Carriages for the said Guns and Cohorns asabovementioned, which I make no doubt but you will readily do, as a Testimonyof the grateful Sense with which you receive this fresh Instance of HisMajesty’s Royal favour and care for our Protection.William Bull.And then the Messenger withdrew.And Mr. Speaker read the Message to the House.Resolved, That this House will, upon Tuesday Morning next, take theMessage into Consideration.A Message from the Council by Mr. Bassnett.Mr. Speaker,[The Council have agreed to the “Ordinance to appoint James] ReidEsqr. Powder Receiver of this Province,” without any Amendment.And then the Messenger withdrew.Ordered, That the Ordinance be ingrossed.A Petition of several of the Inhabitants of Charles Town was presentedto the House and read setting forth,That on or about the Month of March 1759 the French Acadians inCharles Town then about Three hundred and forty in number being utterlydestitute of the common necessaries of Life, and deprived of the means ofobtaining the same, did apply to the Church Wardens of the Parish of St.Philips for relief, but they absolutely refusing to administer any assistance tothese unhappy people and declining to distribute to them the accustomed
MAY 16, 1760565allowance from the Public, The Petitioners from the pressing necessity of thecase and from the knowledge of the good intentions of this HonorableHouse were induced to procure for them on their own Credit the severalArticles of Provisions, Linnen and Medicine contained in the annexed Account,not doubting but that Your Honours wou’d in due time provide forthe Same.And praying the House to take the Premises into Consideration and dotherein as their Wisdom and Humanity shall direct.Read also the Account annexed to the Petition, amounting to £2613:17:4.Ordered, That the said Petition and Account be referred to the Considerationof the Committee who were appointed to audit the Public Accounts;and that they do examine the Matter of the said Petition and reportthe same with their Opinion thereupon to the House.The Bill intitled, “an Act to enforce a due subordination and observanceof Military Discipline among the Forces employed in the Service of this Province,”and,“The Ordinance to appoint James Reid Esqr. Powder-receiver of thisProvince” being severally ingrossed, were, with the Originals laid upon theTable.Ordered That Mr. Pringle and Mr. Moore do examine the said ingrossedBill and Ordinance, with such Members of the Council as shall be appointedfor that Purpose: And that they do afterward wait upon The LieutenantGovernor and desire that His Honour will please to order the Great-Seal tobe affixed to the said ingrossed Bill and Ordinance; and humbly know HisHonour’s Pleasure, when he will be attended by the House to present thesaid ingrossed Bill & Ordinance.Then the House proceeded to take the Second Report from the Committeewho were appointed to audit the Public Accounts into Consideration.And the 1st Paragraph of the said Report (No. 177) on an Account ofJohn Hamilton;The 2d (No. 178) on a second Account of John Hamilton;The 3d (No. 179) on an Account of Thomas Yeomans;The 4th (No. 180) on an Account of William Osborn;The 5th (No. 181) on an Account of Elizabeth Snipes;The 6th (No. 182) on an Account of James Beamer;The 7th (No. 183) on an Account of Cornelius Cokely;The 8th (No. 184) on a second Account of James Beamer; and,The 9th (No. 185) on an Account of Lachlan McIntosh, being severallyread a Second time were severally agreed to by the House.The 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th and 19th Paragraphsbeing severally read a Second time,
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814OFFICERS AND MEMBERSSt. Bartholo
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822INDEX1. Names of members of the
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824INDEXActs:acts of the General As
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828INDEXActs:53. Act for appropriat
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830INDEXAdams, Ambrose: account, 48
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832INDEXBard, John, 701; account, 4
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834INDEXBills:discounts, 254, 285-8
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836INDEXBills:31, 1759 both days in
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838INDEX348, 396, 402, 802, 808; ch
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840INDEXGerman Protestants in, 337;
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842INDEXColwell, Curtis: account, 6
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844INDEXCongarees, 87, 110, 119, 15
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846INDEXDay, George: account, 468,
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848INDEXFairweather, Robert: accoun
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850INDEXprisoners of war, 59, 60, 6
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852INDEXGrant, James, 666, 794; acc
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856INDEXKalteisen, Michael: account
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858INDEXLorimer, Samuel: account, 4
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860INDEXMaps and plats, 404; fees f
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862INDEXMessages:quartering officer
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864INDEXMessages:several amendments
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870INDEXimpressed by, 432, 443; to
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872INDEXOaths: by transients, 241;
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874INDEXPetitions:10. Of Morton Bra
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876INDEXPetitions:empowering them t
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878INDEXPoll tax, 188Pompey, slave
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880INDEXRaul, John: account, 626, 6
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882INDEXReports:contingent services
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884INDEXReports:85.From the committ
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886INDEXResolutions11.That this Hou
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890INDEXResolutions103.That this ho
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892INDEXRochford, James: account, 7
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894INDEXSettlers, 222-23Sewers, 549
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896INDEXSpeeches:1.Of the governor
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898INDEXThompson, Moses, 618; accou
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900INDEXWebber, Northcutt: account,
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