The Journal of the Commons House of Assembly

JANUARY 19, 175859A Muster Roll of the Men who went as a Guard with Daniel Pepper Esqr.,Agent to the Creek nation, amounting to £225.An Account of Thomas Gordon amounting to £286:10:7 1 ⁄ 2 maintenanceof French Prisoners & repairs to the Guard House.Two Accounts of James Sawyers amounting to £610 for Entertaining Indians.Two Accounts of Sarah Nightingale, one amounting to £103 for entertainingIndians and the other to £150, for damages sustained by the RoyalAmerican Regiment being encamp’d in her Pasture.An Account of Judith Postell for French Prisoners amounting to £707:10.An Account of Mark Antho. Bessellen for French Prisoners amountingto £13:17:6.An Account of Eliza. Jones for the use of the Forces amounting to£30:18:10.An Account of Magdelen Prioleau for the Forces amounting to £98:15.An Account of Joshua Grimball amounting to £161 of which £48:10 wasfor Subsisting the Acadians & the residue for the Lookouts.An Account of Several Sums due to the following Persons for Conveyingtwo Malefactors to Goal, viz., Samuel Fry £9:7:6, Mark Hayes £15:7:6, John& Ulrick Tobler £22:17:6 & Willm. West £9:7:6.Ordered That the said Papers be Severally referred to the Considerationof the Committee who were appointed to Audit the Accounts of the Creditorsof the Public. And that they do Examine the Said Accounts & reporttheir Opinion thereupon to the House.And then the House adjourned till to morrow morning ten of the Clock.Thursday the 19th of January 1758.The Journal of Yesterdays Proceedings was read.The Accounts of the following Persons were Severally read, Viz.James Akins for Subsisting Prisoners of Warr not Cast up.Hugh Anderson for Bed Steads & Tables for the Forces amounting to £72.Ancrum, Lance & Loocock being for orders of Hannah McGregoramounting [to] £127:12:6 for Entertaining Indians & Commissary Chevillette’sCertificates to James Moone £24 & Thos. Mills £10:10 for the use of FortLoudoun.Elias Ball, two Orders of George June, for Subsisting Acadians, oneAmounting to £63 & the other to £108.Peter Benoist for three Orders for Carriage of Stores to Fort St. George, 77Sic. The British copy has the same reading.