The Publick to William Dry, in the time of the Spanish Allarm at Brunswick:
1748, Sept. 8th— |
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To Cash paid William Simpson for Beef & other Provisions for the Men |
£40 |
6 |
0 |
To William Gradey, for Ditto |
17 |
7 |
6 |
To William Ross for Cash gave the Express to Chas. Torn |
1 |
5 |
0 |
To Ralph Bugnion for 2 Dollars & 5 Bitts gave Do |
6 |
5 |
0 |
Sept. 6th— |
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To Cash paid for Powder & Ball for the Men |
7 |
0 |
0 |
To John Davis for 3 galls. Rum |
9 |
0 |
0 |
To a negro Fellow, cost me to George Ronalds £45 Sterling, which was kill’d by accident in assisting in the Allarm |
450 |
0 |
0 |
Sept. 8th— |
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To Fort Johnston for Beef, Pork and Rice for 40 people 2 Days & half |
25 |
0 |
0 |
Sept. 10th— |
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To Cash paid sundry Sailors & for Burying the Dead Spaniards |
10 |
0 |
0 |
Sept. 12th— |
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To Cash paid sailors for assisting to gett the Guns & anchors, &c., on shoar out of the wreck & for Boat Hire |
30 |
0 |
0 |
To ditto paid a second time to men |
5 |
0 |
0 |
To Rum & Sugar bo’t of Corp. Starkett for the Men in getting the things on shoar |
20 |
0 |
0 |
To 1 Barril Beef & 4 Bushels Corn to the People getting the sails & other things on shoar, &c |
16 |
0 |
0 |
To a Pettiangood & three negroes 4 days assisting |
20 |
0 |
0 |
Old tenour |
£657 |
3 |
6 |
To 1 pair Pistols had of John Moore, which were Lost |
15 |
0 |
0 |
£672 |
3 |
6 |
Errors Excepted.
The Publick To William Dry, by Order of Eleazer Allen, Edward Mosely, Roger Moore and William Forbes, Esq’rs, and The Commissioners appointed for takeing care of the Rivers against Allarms:
To William Lithgow for 50w. Powder and 25w. Bullets, at two Different times in Allarms, @ 25s. & 4s., is |
£75 |
0 |
0 |
To Edward Simpson for 6w. Powder & 20w. Bullets |
14 |
0 |
0 |
1744, June— |
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To William Ross, for sundrys, vizt.: |
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12 Indian Trading Guns, @ £10 |
120 |
0 |
0 |
11 Cartooch Boxes, @ 37s. 6d. |
20 |
12 |
6 |
6w. Gun Powder, @ 25s. |
7 |
10 |
0 |
6 Cutlashes, @ 50s. |
15 |
0 |
0 |
2 Doz’n Gun Flints |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1744, June 26— |
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To Edward Simpson for sundrys, Vizt.: |
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12 Guns @ £15 |
180 |
0 |
0 |
12 Cutlasses @ 60s. |
36 |
0 |
0 |
12 Cartridge Boxes @ 25s. |
15 |
0 |
0 |
12 Powder Flasks @ 25s. |
15 |
0 |
0 |
Old Tenour |
£499 |
2 |
6 |
The above acc’t I have been obliged to pay above six years past.
Errors Excepted.