The Journal of the Commons House of Assembly

640 COMMONS JOURNAL, FEBRUARY 4, 1760–AUGUST 6, 1760484. Ludovic Fleshover, a Certificate in his Favour from John Marley,for 60 Days work as a Blacksmith on the late Expedition, £18, allowed.485. John Waties, his Affidavit that two of his Horses were pressed onthe late Expedition, one valued at £30 and returned; the other at £35, andnot returned. The Committee allow £15 for the Horse which was returned,and the full appraisment for the other, which in the whole amounts to £50.486. John Hannis for a Horse pressed at Eutaw and appraised at £25,stolen from the Waggon. The Committee cannot allow this Account till itis further explained.487. John Cherry for a Horse impressed by James Welch, £15. The Committeecannot allow this Certificate until they are informed who this JamesWelch is, and what right he had to impress Horses.488. Conrad Kungler, for a Horse lost in the Cherokee Expedition neitherappraised, certified nor attested, £45, not allowed.489. Gasper Dickson for 91 Days Service in driving a Field Peice on theCherokee Expedition, £127:16. This Person has charged a Dollar a Day butthe Committee think £2:6 per Day sufficient, which deducting £13:5 advancedby the Commissary General reduces this Account to £43:12:6 to be allowed.490. Francis Crossman for the like Service, allowed at the same Rateas the last, £38.491. Dennis Quinnian, George Anderley, Jacob Riser, Henry Russ, aCertificate in their Favour from John Chevillette, £46:4, for attending theIndians on the late Expedition, allowed.492. William Williamson for a Gelding appraised at £40, to be allowed.493. John Marley, his Account, amount £1929. Of which £589, not for theExpedition, Overcharge £16, Balance £573 allowed for this Service. For the Expedition£1340, Overcharge in Waggon hire £1 per day, £180, Balance £1160 allowedfor this Service. The whole to be allowed on this Account £1733. There isan Article in this Account for Mr. Marley’s Trouble as Waggon Master upon theExpedition, left Blank, which the Committee cannot fill up, because the Houseresolved to give no Pay to such an Officer, But the Committee being well informedthat Marley had a deal of Trouble on this Account, and observing thathe has been very exact and careful in the Certificates he has given, cannot helprecommending it to the House, to make some Provision for his Services.494. John Ward for 100 lb. Wt. Swan Shot and carriage to the Congrees,£13, allowed.495. Abraham Smith for the hire of himself and three Horses to drivean Iron Field Piece to Kewohee at £3 per day; the Committee allow 40/ perDay, which deducting £10 paid by the Commissary, £158, allowed.496. Abraham Smith for attending Captain Steuart to Dorchester at £3per day, £24, allowed.