Receiv'd of General Braddock to be laid out in Advance Money

to Waggons, &c. Maryland Money and 28 Pistoles

£196

0

6

720 Ounces Silver

47 Ounces Gold

On Counting the Money at Lancaster I find the 47 Ounces

of Gold contain 215½ Pistoles at 27s. per Pistole is

£290

18

6

And a Joannes

5

15

0

And that the 720 Ounces of Silver

contain 834 Dollars at 7s. 6d.

312

15

0

£609

8

6

Which with the Maryland Paper and 28 Pistoles

making

196

0

6

Makes in all

£805

9

0

But if the Silver were valu'd by the Ounce

720 Ounces at 8s. 6d. would be but as

£306

0

0

and 47 Ounces of Gold at £6 5s.

293

15

0

£599

15

0

and Maryland money

196

0

6

£795

15

6

1755

April 26.

Paid for Printing

Sent by my Son to Carlisle

£279

9

6

28.

Advanc'd to James Lowrey for 30 Horses

21

0

0

Advanc'd to Sebastian Graaf for his Wag-

gon No. 2

7 Days Pay

5

5

0

Advanc'd to Charles Rowan for his Wag-

gon No. 1

7 Days Pay

5

5

0

29.

Advanc'd to Wm. Bausman for his Wag-

5

5

0

gon No. 3

7 Days Pay

Advanc'd to Jacob Downer for his Wag-

gon No. 4

7 Days Pay

5

5

0

to Do. for 2 Horses with Saddles and 7

Days pay

1

8

0

Advanc'd to John Christy Waggon No. 5.

5

5

0

Advanc'd to Barnabas Hughes Waggon

No. 6.

5

5

0

Advanc'd to Jno. Hopson Waggon No. 7

5

5

0

30.

Advanc'd Abraham LeFevre Waggon

No. 8

5

5

0

Advanc'd Samll. Ferree Waggon No. 9

5

5

0

Advanc'd Jacob Downer a Horse

and Saddle

14

Advanc'd James Carr Waggon No. 10

5

5

0

Cash advanc'd R. Vernon

£2

9

6

paid D. Dunlap

4

1

0

paid Jno. Read

2

14

0

paid Printer W. Dunlap

15

4

paid G. Gibson

7

18

5

Sundry other Expences at York, Carlisle and

on the Road

4

2

9

½

Advanc'd Money to 150 Waggons

£787

10

0

Do. to Michael Charles

1

250 Horses at 2s. [per day for 7 days]

175

0

0

12 Horses at 1s. 6d. [per day for 7 days]

6

6

0

£1005

6

8

½

Borrow'd £3 of Mr. M'Conaughy

20s. of Mr. Wright

Frederick Von Triesh

Lent Mr. Grace Six Pounds at Lancaster May 8