The Journal of the Commons House of Assembly

FEBRUARY 8, 175891Amounting [to] £4208:5. In which we find £36:5 Overchargd for Maintenanceof Six Men, the Ballance being £4172 for his Sallary to be allowed.No. 121. An Account of Edward Perry Amounting [to] £76, being formaintenance of Acadians, to be allowed.No. 122. An Account of White Outerbridge Amounting [to] £74:12:6.In which we find Sundry Overcharges for Creek Indians not Customary &£33:15 for Entertaining Chickesaws Indians not Certified & the Ballance being£1:17:6 to be allowed.No. 123. An Account of John Skene for 2 Inquests we recommend £20to be allowed.No. 124. An Account of James Rochford, Constable, for Criminal Slavesamounting [to] £3:17:6 to be allowed.No. 125. An Account of Jacob Rumph, Constable, for Criminal Slavesamounting [to] £9:12:6, deduct 5/ Overcharg’d, the Ballance £9:7:6 to be allow’d.No. 126. An Account of Mary Postell for Acadians £115 allowed.No. 127. A Certificate of one Dennis Eagan in Favour of William Scottfor a Horse pressed. As this Account is not Certified & your Committeeknows of no Right that any man has to press Horses, not allowed.No. 128. A Certificate indorsed to Alexander Petrie by John Elliott for aHorse pressed, disallowed for the Reasons above mentioned in the Last Account.No. 129. A Certificate of Daniel Pepper Esqr. to Frederick Closeman forCarrying an Express from Augusta to Keowee indorsed to Paul Smyzer, Wethink ought to be paid out of the Contingency Fund.No. 130. A Certificate of Lochlan Shaw in favour of John Elliott for theuse of a Waggon & five Horses at Fort Prince George indorsed to AlexanderPetrie amounting to £21, allowed.No. 131. An Account of William Seawright for Victualling Indiansamounting [to] £22:10, allowed.No. 132. An Account of John North for Accadians £622:11:8, Overcharge£2:8:7, Ballance £620:3:1. We recommend this Account to be allowed whenit is Certified by the Church Wardens & Vestry of the Parish of St.Bartholomew. The Committee upon this Occasion Observe that if everyParish were burthend with the Maintenance of their own Acadians theywould take greater Care to dispose of them, & the Committee recommendthat a Bill be brought in for [that] purpose.No. 133. An Account of Smith & Brewton Amounting [to] £3808:13:3,allowed.No. 134. An Account of Peter Pegguin for the Maintenance of a frenchPrisoner Amounting [to] £45, Over charge £11:5, Ballance £33:15 allowed.No. 135. An Account of Samuel Perkins for Lodging two highland officersAmounting [to] £62:16, Submitted as No. 47.