List of Payments by William McPheeters, Agent of the Executive Committee, to Thomas A. Waitt, [August 18-19, 1837]: Electronic Edition.

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Title: List of Payments by William McPheeters, Agent of the Executive Committee, to Thomas A. Waitt, [August 18-19, 1837]: Electronic Edition.

Author: McPheeters, William, 1778-1842

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Title of collection: University of North Carolina Papers (#40005), University Archives, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Title of document: List of Payments by William McPheeters, Agent of the Executive Committee, to Thomas A. Waitt, [August 18-19, 1837]

Author: William McPheeters

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Note: Call number 40005 (University Archives, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

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List of Payments by William McPheeters

, Agent of the Executive Committee, to Thomas A. Waitt, [August 18-19, 1837]

McPheeters, William, 1778-1842

Page 1

Payments made, by W McPheeters

Agent of the Executive Committee, to Thos A. Wait and others on Bills presented for Work and Materials employed in repairing the buildings of the University of N. Carolina. August 1837 —

Bills marked alphabetically.

B.	Paid Harris Plasterer	$242.38
. . . . .	Deduct Evans labor	7.50
. . . . .		234.88
. . . . .	Add. Tom's labor	2.40	237	28
. . . . .	Waggonage Robinson — (see g) . . . . .		101	50
. . . . .	Ditto __ Clayter . . . . . (see h) . . . . .		15	17
C.	Paid Hauling from Fayetteville		177	82
D.	Shingles, Logs, &c., &c. . . . . . (see g) . . . . .		125	07 ½
E.	Paid Bill for Lumber — G. Purefoy . . . . .		126	77
F.	Paid Bill for Ditto — W. Merritt . . . . .		289	31 ¾
F (2).	Paid Bill for Ditto — Wm Barbie . . . . .		197	06
I.	Paid Plastering	$331.02
. . . . .	Deduct Evan's labor	34.38 . . . . .	296	64
. . . . .	Paid Painting — (Weaver) (see g) . . . . .		12	50
. . . . .	Hauling from Fayetteville— (Barbie ) (i)		15	00
K.	Paid Plastering	$269.81
. . . . .	Deduct Evan's labor	20.00
. . . . .	Deduct time over charged	7.37 ½ . . . . .	242	43 ½
. . . . .	Paid Painting — (Weaver) (see g) . . . . .		16	81
. . . . .	Paid Hauling — Potts1 (see b) . . . . .		12	25
	Paid Hauling from Fayetteville . . . . .		19	50
L.	Paid Plastering—	228.77
	Deduct Evan's labor	5.00
		223.77
	Add Tom's Labor	10 . . . . .	233	77
	Painting —(Weaver) . . . . . (see g) . . . . .		5	32
	Hauling from Fayetteville —		42	50
	Hauling — (by Potts) — (see b) . . . . .	7	00
			2173	71 ¾

Page 2

	Amount brought over . . . . .	$2173	71 ¾
M.	Paid Bill for Lumber (Check) . . . . .	194	00
N.	Paid Bill for Lumber (Purefoy) . . . . .	162	50
O.	Paid Monument (Tenny2) . . . . .	200	00
R.	Paid for Painting — (Watson) (see a)	16	25
. . . . .	Paid for Painting Materials &c. . . . . .	8	93
. . . . .	Paid Hauling — (by Potts3) (see b) . . . . .	3	50
c.	Paid Durham & Clements4 . . . . .	21	88
d.	Paid Z. Trice . . . . .	15	05
e.	Paid B. Utley . . . . .	11	52
f.	Paid Peter Self . . . . .	20	00
	Paid Wm Watkins (Labor) (see a) . . . . .	2	40
	Paid Cash to Thos A Wait See receipt v	14	32
		$2844	06 ¾

Endnotes:

1. Possibly Jacob Potts

of Orange County, North Carolina. Jacob Potts is the only person with the surname "Potts" enumerated in the 1830 and 1840 Federal census population schedules for Orange County, North Carolina..

2. Probably John B. Tenny.

3. Possibly Jacob Potts

of Orange County, North Carolina.

4. Possibly Peyton Clements.

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