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L. H.J.
Liber No. 49
Nov.11
P. 77
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In the Fort Account, there appears a Charge of £110 paid to Capt.
John Dagworthy, p Order of his Excellency, to be by said Dagworthy
paid to the Soldiers for Extra-work done by them at the Fort, besides
doing their Duty as Soldiers: The Vouchers for the Distribution
of which Money do not appear to your Committee.
The Honourable House will please to observe from some of the
Accounts stated in this Report, that the Agents have drawn out the
chief Part, if not the whole Sum, appropriated for a particular Ser-
vice, before there has been a Call for the same, and charged their
full Commission thereon; in which Instances the Agents may receive
Commission for barely receiving and repaying Money to the Com-
missioners.
Your Committee having inspected the several Muster Rolls of
the Companies of Soldiers in the Pay of this Province, do find, That
there was mustered in Capt. John Dagworthy's Company the 8th
Day of May 1757, at Fort Cumberland, the Captain, Two Lieuten-
ants, the Ensign, the Surgeon, Four Serjeants, Four Corporals, the
Drummer, and Seventy-two private Men; and in the same Company
were mustered at Fort Cumberland aforesaid, p Muster Roll dated
the 8th June 1757, the Captain, Two Lieutenants, the Ensign, the
Surgeon, Four Serjeants, Three Corporals, the Drummer, Sixty-
nine private Men, and one private Man on Furlough. Your Com-
mittee also find by the Muster Roll of said Company, dated July 8th,
1757, that it consisted of the Captain, Two Lieutenants, the Ensign,
the Surgeon, Four Serjeants, Three Corporals, the Drummer, and
Fifty-nine private Men, one private Man on Party, and one on Fur-
lough : and that the said Muster Rolls are signed by the Commissary
George Ross. But we must beg Leave to observe, that on the Two
last mentioned Rolls, the following Nota Benes are endorsed, viz.'
On that for June, " N. B. The Agents are requested to observe, that
the above Muster Roll was taken the 19th July 1757, (tho' the 8th
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June 1757 was inserted, that the Pay of the respective Companies
might be correspondent); however, if this is thought to be irregular,
the Commissary will make the Date exactly conformable to the Time,
viz.t the 19th July 1757." And on the July Roll as follows, " N. B.
The Agents are requested to observe, that the above Muster Roll was
taken the 19th July 1757 (tho' the 8th July 1757 was inserted, that
the Pay of the respective Companies might be correspondent); how-
ever, if this is thought to be irregular, the Commissary will make
the Date exactly conformable to the Time, viz.t the 19th July 1757."
And on the July Roll as follows, " N. B. The Agents are requested
to observe, that the above Muster Roll was taken the 19th July 1757
(thro' the 8th July 1757 was inserted, that the Pay of the respective
Companies might be correspondent); however, if this is thought to
be irregular, the Commissary will make the Date exactly conformable
to the Time, viz. the 19th July 1757." Whence your Committee
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