The Journal of the Commons House of Assembly

JANUARY 18, 175857Province will make, his Lordship desires that you will take upon you to providethe Expence of Sending the Provisions to the Back Settlements.Willm. Henry Lyttelton.And then the Messenger withdrew.And Mr. Speaker read the Message to the house.And the said Message being read a Second time.Resolv’d that this House will provide to defray the Expence of sendingProvisions to such of the Independant Companies as Shall be order’d uponduty to any part of the Back Settlement of this Province in lieu of the TwoPence Sterling per Man a day hitherto provided by this Government as additionalPay to the private Men of the said Companies.And the following answer was drawn to his Excellency’s Message Viz.May it please your Excellency,Having Considered your Excellency’s Message just now recieved, wehave resolved to provide for defraying the Expence of sending Provisions toSuch of the Independant Companies as shall be ordered upon duty to anyPart of the Back Settlements in this Province in lieu of the two Pence Sterlingper Man a day hitherto provided by this Government as additional Payto the Private Men of the said Companies.Order’d that the said Answer be presented to his Excellency by Mr.Manigault.The House being inform’d that the Public Treasurer attended at thedoor he was Called in, and presented to the House pursuant to the GovernorsOrder a Bundle of Accounts of the Creditors of the Public.And then he withdrew.And the Question being put That the said Accounts be severally readArticle by Article.It was resolv’d in the Affirmative by Mr. Speaker’s Voice.Then several of the said Accounts were read, viz.An Account of Benjn. Stead for Several Services amounting to £6931:4:4.Four Certificates by John Chevillette, late Commissary at Fort Loudoun,in favor of Cornelius Dogharty & assignd to Benjn. Stead, the first amountingto £49, the second to £199:10 for the Carriage of Baggage & Stores to fortLoudoun, The 3d to £250 and the 4th to £195 for Cattle Supply’d the Garrisonat Fort Loudon.An Account of Tew & Roybold for making Indian Cloaths amounting to £99:10.An Account of Dr. Lionel Chalmer for attending Sick Indians amountingto £14:5.Two Accounts of Thomas Harrison, one Amounting to £48:16 & theother to £15 for the use of Fort Loudon.