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Colonial and State Records of North Carolina
Account of quit rents collected and expenses paid in North Carolina from March 1772 to March 1773
Rutherford, John, 1724-1782
March 26, 1773
Volume 09, Pages 608-610

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[B. P. R. O. Am. & W. Ind.: No. Carolina. No. 220.]

John Rutherford Esquire Receiver General of North Carolina his General Account of His Majtys Quit Rents, Arrears of Quitrents, Fines, Forfeitures, & other incomes received and paid by him from the 25th March 1772 to the 25th March 1773.

Charges himself as follows vizt
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Received for Cumberland County
206
10
118
––
Received for Tryon ditto
98
13
10 1/7
56
7
11 1/7
Received for New Hanover ditto
411
2
234
18
7 6/7
Received for Craven ditto
82
5
46
17
4 4/7
Received for Dobbs ditto
49
18
7
28
10
7 3/7
Received for Duplin ditto
4
6
2
9
5 6/7
Received for Onslow ditto
3
––
1
14
9
Received for Mecklenburgh ditto
50
1
11¼
28
12
Received for Bladen ditto
10
2
5
5
10 1/7
Received for Currituck ditto
Nil
Received for Hyde ditto
Received for Carteret ditto
Received for Beaufort ditto
Received for Pitt ditto
Received for Anson ditto
Received for Brunswick ditto
Fines and Forfeitures per Account
9
12
5
10
4/7
Craven County Ballance of Mr Clitherall's Account rendered to March 1772
180
––
–––
102
17
1 3/7
£1105
10
11
631
14
9 1/7
Deduct Commissions at 10 per Cent
110
11
1
63
3
5⅓
£994
19
10
568
11
3 5/7
Ballance of Account ending March 1772
1
––
11
10½
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Discharges himself as follows vizt
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Paid in part of an Assignment granted by the late Benjamin Heron Esquire to the Heirs of the late Edward Moseley Esqr late Chief Justice and Chief Baron
76
7
––
43
12
7
Paid Samuel Swann only surviving Executor of Ann Montgomery, sole Executrice and Devisee of John Montgomery late Chief Justice and Attorney General in part of a Debenture granted by Benja Heron for £429.13.7 Sterling
147
5
1
84
2
11
Paid Robert Palmer by receipt of his son William Palmer Esqr in part of his appointment as Surveyor General
15
11
5
8
17
11 3/7
Paid Martin Howard Esqr present Chief Justice in part of his Appointment
122
10
––
70
––
––
Paid Isaac Edwards Esqr for Auditing this Account
55
5
31
11
8 6/7
Ballance due by this Receiver on this Account
578
––
330
6
1 3/7
£994
19
10
568
11
3 5/7
Balance due by the Recr of Accts ending March 1772
1
––
–––
11
10½
£996
––
569
3
2

I have examined the within Account of His Majesty's Revenue of Quit rents from the 25th March 1772 to the 25th March 1773. The Charge whereof as appears from the Account is £996.0.6 Proclamation money equal to £569.3.2 sterling and the discharge to £416.19.0 Proclamation money equal to £238.5.2 sterling. But having submitted the Account produced by John Rutherford Esqr Receiver General, ending 25th March 1772 to the Examination and Determination of the Auditor General, the same having appeared to be improper and insufficient, I cannot pass the written Account until I am instructed about the former, especially as many of the objections which prompted me to reject the former Account continue in this

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also, which with the vouchers I do likewise humbly submit to the Honble and Reverend Mr Cholmondeley for his determination thereon.

Is EDWARDS, Dep. Aud.

John Rutherford Esqr Receiver General of His Majesty's Revenues in North Carolina appeared before me this day and being duly sworn on the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God maketh oath that the Account above stated is a true Charge and Discharge of His Majesty's Revenues therein mentioned and that the same contains a just and true account of all Quit Rents whatsoever by him receiv'd during the time aforesaid.

JNO. RUTHERFORD.

Sworn to before me at New Bern the 26th March 1773.

JO. MARTIN.