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Were Present
Benedict Calvert Esq
The Honble and of the Upper House
Daniel of S.t Tho.s Jenifer Esq
M.r Josias Beall
M.r Thomas Contee
M.r Turbutt Wright
M.r Thomas Bond
of the Lower House.
M.r Emory Sudler
M.r Richard Parran
M.r Josias Hawkins
M.r Joseph Gilpin
Who make Choice of and appoint the Honourable Benedict Calvert
Esquire Chairman and James Brooks their Clerk and agree to make
the following Report Viz.t
Your Committee find by an Account from the Trustees in London
dated the 29.th day of April 1773 that they had paid the late Com-
missioners draft to William Worthington for £637,, 16,, Sterling and
that they have purchased since October Session 1770, Capital Stock
in the Bank of England to the amount of f 2850 that there was then
£27,500 Capital Stock in the said Bank which Cost the Sum of
£34,003.4. St.t belonging to this Province and a Balance of £348.7.6
Sterling In their Hands not invested
Your Committee also find that the Commissioners have since Octo-
ber Session 1770 paid to sundry Claimants on the Journal of Accounts
and List of Debts out of the Bill of Credit emitted for that purpose
and for which they have produced to your Committee the necessary
Dollars
Vouchers and Receits the Sum of .............. 764 170/180
To sundry Persons for Torn and defaced Bills 1
which your Committee have counted and Burnt 1,879 70/180
this present Session .......................
That there is still due to sundry Claimants on the 1604 120/180
Journal of Accounts and List of Debts.........
And that there remains in the Office of Bills of 13,638 177/180
Credit of the Emission in 1767. unapplied......
17,887 177/180
That it appears by the Accounts of the Commissioners for emitting
Bills of Credit which your Committee have examined there has
arisen due from sundry Persons for Interest on their several Bonds
to the 29.th of October last the Sum of £10055,, 1,,10 1/2 Sterling of
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