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Account of William Tryon's expenses for the campaign against the Regulators
Tryon, William, 1729-1788
June 30, 1771
Volume 22, Pages 441-442

Expenditures made by His Excellency Governor Tryon for the Public Service from the time of his Marching from New Bern with the Troops the 24 of April, 1771, until their Return.
1771, April—.
Paid Bounty Money to Six Soldiers
£12
00
00
May 9.
Paid Charles Abercrombie for Axes for the pioneers
5
9
10
13.
Paid Wm. Sims on Express from General Waddell
5
00
00
18.
Paid Henry Walker do
5
00
00
Paid Calv. Wright the Bounty Money of Ten Men from Surry County
20
00
00
24.
Paid into the hands of Colo. Ashe to distribute among the soldiers after the Battle of Alamance for the plunder they took
126
00
00
26.
Paid Daniel Freeman, and Express to New Bern & Wilmington
7
00
00
28.
Gave Job Jackson for taking Husband’s negro
2
00
00
29.
Paid old Haynes for pasturing the horses on his Meadow Ground
2
10
00
31.
Paid Hezekiah Wright Expenses to & from the Moravians
2
00
00
June 1.
Paid the Expenses of John Welsh & his party in pursuit of John Wilcox
10
00
00
5.
Gave the Soldiers for running Bullets
5
00
00
Paid Conrad Graves for Handcuffs
1
00
00
Paid for mending Carriages
1
00
00
7.
Paid Walter Gibson & his Party Expenses going to General Waddell
5
17
4
Paid for mending Cannon
10
00
Gave Hugh Porter for his Expenses
1
00
00
9.
Paid the Moravians the amt. of their Bill
59
15
00
Paid James Vandermark for mending harness & Cannon Carriages
6
00
Gave young Bewes for his Corn field destroyed by the Horses of the Army
5
00
00
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Paid Mr. Budd’s Expenses to Salisbury
7
00
Paid for mending swivel Carriages
15
00
13.
Paid Saml. Jackson for riding Express to New Bern, Granville & Wake
7
00
00
Gave John Jackson for his Expenses
10
00
June 18.
Paid Captain McGee for Salt
7
5
4
19.
Paid Wm. Hogan Amt. His Bill
45
16
4
Paid Johnston & Thacker Amt. their do
16
16
10
20.
Paid Doct. Mathewson to purchase necessaries for the Hospital
40
00
00
Gave Joseph Simkin when he was discharged from the service
10
00
Gave Col. Wright to support his party on their March Home
5
00
00
Paid for Making Shot Baggs for the Soldiers
12
6
Gave a party of men for driving in some cattle to Camp
1
10
00
Paid Ralph McNair Amt. his Bill
12
15
8
Reimbursed Mr. President Hasell which he advanced to an Express
2
10
00
Paid William Hollums for going Express
8
00
00
Paid Capt. Goodwin for his Care of the Brass Cannon
5
00
00
Paid Mr. Groom for his care of provisions, &c., sent up by water
1
10
00
Gave General Waddell’s Express
1
00
00
Paid Edward Turner for the Horses Pastured on his Meadow
7
00
00
24.
Paid Mr. Cook which he advanced to an Express
3
7
00
£438
18
10
168
5
11
£607
4
9
500
00
00
£1107
4
9
300
00
00
807
4
9
WM. TRYON.

New Bern, 30th June, 1771.