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Apr. 30. 1760 Mr Speaker & Gent'n of the Assembly.
In Answer to your Message relative to the Committees, We have appointed The Hon'ble Lewis DeRosset Rich'd Spaight & Charles Berry Esq'res a Committee of this House to State & Settle the Public Acc't And the Hon'ble John Swann John Dawson and Maurice Moore Esq'res a Committee of this House to settle & allow the Public Claims.
30th April 176[?] In the Upper House
By Order Jn Smith Clke
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Message from the Counsel regarding the Committees of Acc't & Claims
Dobbs
1760
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North Carolina ss
Reports of the Committee of Public Claims held at New Bern, On Thursday the 1st day of May Anno Dom: 1760.
Present
The Honourable{ {John Swann} {John Dawson} {Maurice Moore} }Esq'rs Members of theCouncil.
John Starkey} John Ashe} Edward Vail} Richard Caswell} Will'm Bartram} Will'm Williams} John Barron} John Frohock} James Cary} Anthony Hutchins} }Esq'rs Members of the Assembly.
The Committee being met at the House of Mr Perrigan Cox Proceeded to make Choice of a Chair= -man. Mr John Starkey was Chose Accordingly & at the same time Andrew Knox was appointed Clerk to the said Committee.
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Ordered that the Clerk set up an Advertisement Requiring all persons that have any Public Claims to attend at the House of Mr Perrigan Cox to Morrow after-Noon and so every day during this Session, as business may Require.
| £. S. D | |
|---|---|
| John Webster Sheriff of Hyde County was allowed his Claim of Ten Pounds Proclamation Money as his Salary for the year 1758 he having fully accounted with the Treasurer and paid all the Taxes for that year. | 10..~~ |
| Joseph Carruthers Sheriff of Craven County was allowed his Claim of Ten Pounds Proclamation Money, as his Salary for the years 1757. He having fully accoun= =ted with the Treasurer & paid all the Taxes for that year | 10~~ |
| Thomas Bonner Sheriff of Beaufort County was allowed his Claim of Ten Pounds Proclamation Money as his Salary for the year 1757 He having fully accounted with the Treasurer and paid all the Taxes for that year | 10~~ |
| Carried Forward | £30~ |
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| Amount Brought Forward | £30 ~ ~ |
| Martin Phiser Commissary for Supplying the Indians with Provisions etc was allowed his Claim of Forty six pounds Eighteen Shillings and two pence Proclam[ation] money, Including the Claims formerly allowed him, it being the ballance of his account Said before your Committee, for Provisions by him found, and money Advanced for Provisions for the Indians going to, and returning from the War,, After Deducting the Monies in his hands arising from the Sale of Tools brought from the Catawba Nation | 46..18..2 |
| Mr. William Williams was allowed Two Shillings and eight pence Proclamation Money for Twenty Shillings Old Bills Delivered into your Committee | 0..2..8 |
| Timothy Clear was allowed Two pounds Nine Shillings proclam[ation] Money for Twenty one days hire of A horse, impress'd from him on an Express from New Bern to Brunswick | 2..9..0 |
| Carried forward | £49..9..10 |