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Colonial and State Records of North Carolina
Invoice from John Halsey for care of prisoners
Halsey, John
1752
Volume 22, Pages 404-405

The Publick of North Carolina to John Halsey, Esq., Sheriff of Chowan County.

1751.
March—
Dr.
To Diating James McGlaughlan, Taken by Virtue of a Capias on an Indictment by the Grand Jury, charged with Perjury, 3 Days at 1s p’r Day
£0
3
0
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To the Arist and Comitment
0
8
0
Comit’d Sept. 2d—
Diating Isaac Ratliff, Comited by mitimus, being charg’d with Murder by the Coroner of Bertee County, 74 Days at 1s p’r Day
3
14
0
To comitment, &c
0
5
4
Comit’d Feb. 23d—
To Diating Ralph Johnson, Joshow T. Wood, Richard Lucas & John Lucas, charg’d with Pireacy, for 7 weeks & 4 Days at 1s p’r day
10
12
0
To Diating Thomas Bandery, comited after the aforesaid Pireates, for ye said crime, 15 days
0
15
0
To money advanced for guarding the said Pireates 7 weeks & 4 Days, 2 men p’r Night, at 1s. 4d. p’r man.
5
6
4
To Fire and candles for the Guard During their Imprisonment
1
0
0
To Comitment and Releasment for ye Pierats, at 5s. 4d. each
1
17
4
£24
1
0

Errors Excep’d.

J. HALSEY.


NORTH CAROLINA—Beaufort County.

This day John McKildo, Deputy Sheriff of the County of Chowan, under John Halsey, late high Sheriff of the s’d County, Personally appeared before me, and made oath that the above Account is Just and true.

Sworn before me this 8th day of April, 1752.
JAS. HASSELL, C. J.