That it does not appear to your Committee what the following
Articles in Colo Youngs Account hereto annexed were Expended for
1720 To Bills Exchange paid his Excellency John |
May | Hart Esqr p Order Council for £182......8 | £127..9..2
27. | Currency he allowing 30 p Cent Exco
To Cash paid Thomas Cooke £i2..6..3 Curry at
25 p Cent Exco 9..4..8 1/4
To Cash paid his Excellency John Hart Esqr
Governor p Order 6..6..0
But as this Account was past with a Committee of the Lower
House of Assembly as before is mentioned About that time we doubt
not but they were then well Satisfied of the Justice of the Charge
upon the whole We find have Stated a General Account mark'd G
to which we refer shewing that there hath been raised as is before
mentioned £6840.. 15.. 91/4 Sterf and £36..1. -7 1/2 Current Gold and have
given Credit in the same Account by several Disbursements Amount-
ing to £4173..17..10 3/4 Sterling which with the Sum of £2666.. 5...31/2
in the Hands of Mr Hyde and Mr Hunt merchants in London for
which the same Account has Credit makes the Ballance unaccounted
for in any manner to be £0..12..7 only To conclude as the several
Treasurers Accounts and those of the Merchants are Checks on
each other we are well Satisfied the Country has had Justice done by
the said Gentlemen
All which your Committee humbly Submit to the Consideration of
the House Signed p Order Richard Dorsey Cl Com.
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