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Colonial and State Records of North Carolina
Account of income and expenses of the Wilmington Committee of Safety for 1775 and 1776
Wilmington (N.C.). Committee of Safety
October 29, 1776
Volume 10, Pages 436-439

[From MS. Records in Office of Secretary of State.]
Proceedings of the Safety Committee at Wilmington.
Cash Received for Account of this Committee.
1775.
March 7
Rec'd for sundry fines, per the Minister of the committee this day
£4
0
0
do on the sale of sundry goods per do
23
14
5
13
do of Corn's Harnett, esq., for his subscription for purchasing gunpowder per do
25
0
0
May 20
do for sundry fines per do
3
3
0
June 20
do do from Bladen County by the hands of Nathaniel Richardson, good bills including one of J. Ashe's
36
11
2
1 bill counterfeit
2
0
0
do from Corn's Harnett to purchase gunpowder,
5
0
0
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June 20.
do do Rec'd from J. Walker to purchasing gunpowder,
£5
0
0
do do Wm. Campbell do
5
0
0
do do do do Henry Toomer do
5
0
0
do do Robert Bannerman do
2
0
0
do do Jona. Dunbibin do
1
0
0
do do Jas. Moore do
5
0
0
do do Wm. Wilkinson do
5
0
0
do do Jno. Forster do
2
10
0
do do F's Brice do
2
10
0
do do Dr. Geekie do
1
10
0
do do J. Kennedy do
5
6
do do Jno. Robeson do
2
10
0
do do Jno. Cruden do
2
10
0
do do Fra's Clayton do
5
0
0
do do Rich'd Bradley do
1
0
0
do do Jno. Slingsby do
5
0
0
do do Dr. Cobham do
2
10
0
July 9.
do do Peter Mallett do
2
10
0
do do Wm. Jones, jr do
10
0
0
1776
Aug. 1.
Rec'd of Geo. Moore, esq. his subscription
20
0
0
Jan. 25
of Henry Young as per certificates from the Provincial Council on the Treasurer,
206
0
0
£391
12
1
Cash Paid for Account of the Committee.
1775
March 7
Paid Owen Kenan the balance due him by the Committee appointed to receive the donations for the poor of Boston
£5
0
0
Paid James Grant for 10 days attendance on on the Committee, this day included at 8s.
4
0
0
do for writing paper
2
8
do Wm. Mactier, last March for gunpowder 3s. per ℔. 200℔s
30
0
0
do James Harper's boy for his expenses on two expresses
1
10
0
do James Harper his account for boy and horse for two expresses
4
0
0
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March 7.
Paid Jas. Grant for 6 days attendance on Committee 8s
£2
8
0
do for paper
2
8
June 20
do Burgwin, Humphrey & Co. for gunpowder at 3s. per ℔. 350
52
10
0
do John Slingsby for do. at 3s. per ℔. 50 ℔s
7
10
0
do for cleaning out the Court House to Jas Grant
2
6
July 5
do for a trunk to keep books and papers in
18
0
do for gilt and common paper
5
8
do Leehans DeKeyser for his boys expenses to Onslow express
1
6
8
8
do Adam Boyd for printing, &c
5
4
8
9
do G. & T. Hooper for 1 set of bullet moulds
2
15
0
11
do for 4 quires paper
8
0
12
do John Blythe for an express to Anson
2
8
0
do for candles
1
6
12
do Mr. DeKeyser's Quosh for expenses to New River express
1
0
0
15
do Mr. Harper's boy to go express to Bladen
1
0
0
do for a pair of shears to cut balls and paper
4
6
do for rum for the people casting balls
4
0
do Mr. Doherty for 23℔s. low mould shot
11
6
0
do Richard Bradley for 2 bls. pork
7
10
0
do Jno. DuBois for 50℔s. shot
1
5
0
18
do expenses making cartridges
1
5
4
do Andrews for bread for his people
7
0
do Leeh. DeKeyser for furnishing two expresses,
6
8
0
do James Harper for an express to Bladen
1
12
0
do Jona. Dunbibin for bread
1
12
6
do James Grant in part for attendance
1
0
0
do Yelverton Fowkes for 1 barrel of gunpowder 133½ lbs. at 3s. 6d
23
6
9
do for wax
3
0
do for Harper's boy
5
0
do for an inkstand
3
4
do Cash for an express omitted
10
0
Aug. 10
do Hogg & Campbell for flour
3
15
10
12
do James Grant in full
9
4
0
do Jno. Robeson for Middlings
2
1
9
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Aug. 12.
Paid Mr. Harper's boy to carry the Onslow and Newbern express
£
5
0
do Charles Jewkes for 300 flints at 8s.
1
4
0
do Richard Player for moulding balls
3
0
0
do Henry Toomer for beef
9
2
9
do John Lyon for 6 casks bread
9
6
0
do Geo. McCulloh for beef
2
6
5
In hand, a counterfeit bill from Bladen
2
0
0
“ “ “ “ one of J. Ashe's notes,
2
0
0
1776
Jan. 26
do for guns as per account No. 1
7
1
0
do “ “ “ “ “ “ 2
84
5
10
do for 7 lbs. brimstone sent to Ralph Miller at 6d,
3
6
do for 20 yds. Osnaburgs at 2s.
2
0
0
do for 2 weights
3
4
do for a large Mortar and Pestle 54 lbs. at 6d
1
7
0
do James Grant in part for attendance
10
0
30
do Richard Player for repairing 1 gun more than in the account rendered against the public,
5
0
Feb'y 1
do John Robeson for saltpetre
8
11
8
14
do James Grant per Rec't
8
0
0
April 4
do do do
1
0
0
do James Harper in part of his account
15
0
0
deducted for the fines of Fran's Clayton and William Jones, which were not paid to me tho' entered to the credit of the Committee,
16
0
12
do John Walker
12
0
0
19
do James Wilson, one of the South Carolina Recruits
5
0
0
27
do Henry Toomer for negro hire
3
12
0
May 2
do two men who escaped from the Men of War,
4
0
0
13
do three men who escaped from do
1
4
0

John Ancrum appointed and chosen by a majority of the members, as Chairman, and William Wilkinson, Deputy Chairman; this 29th October, 1776.