Memorandum of Wagon Accounts
AD: American Philosophical Society
[I]
Frederick April 23. 1755.
Receiv'd of General Braddock to be laid out in Advance
Money |
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to Waggons, &c. Maryland Money and 28
Pistoles |
£196 |
0 |
6 |
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On Counting the Money at Lancaster I find the 47
Ounces |
of Gold contain 215½ Pistoles at 27s. per
Pistole is |
£290 |
18 |
6 |
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And that the 720 Ounces of Silver |
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contain 834 Dollars at 7s.
6d. |
|
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Which with the Maryland Paper and 28 Pistoles |
But if the Silver were valu'd by the Ounce |
720 Ounces at 8s. 6d. would be but
as |
£306 |
0 |
0 |
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and 47 Ounces of Gold at £6 5s. |
293 |
15 |
0 |
and Maryland money |
196 |
0 |
6 |
[II] Proceedings at Lancaster in the Waggon Affair
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April 26. |
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Paid for Printing |
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Sent by my Son to Carlisle |
£279 |
9 |
6 |
|
28. |
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Advanc'd to James Lowrey for 30 Horses |
21 |
0 |
0 |
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Advanc'd to Sebastian Graaf for his Wag- |
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Advanc'd to Charles Rowan for his Wag- |
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29. |
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Advanc'd to Wm. Bausman for his Wag- |
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Advanc'd to Jacob Downer for his Wag- |
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to Do. for 2 Horses with Saddles and 7 |
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Advanc'd to John Christy Waggon No. 5. |
5 |
5 |
0 |
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Advanc'd to Barnabas Hughes Waggon |
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Advanc'd to Jno. Hopson Waggon No. 7 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
|
30. |
|
Advanc'd Abraham LeFevre Waggon |
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Advanc'd Samll. Ferree Waggon No. 9 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
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Advanc'd Jacob Downer a Horse |
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Advanc'd James Carr Waggon No. 10 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
[III]
Cash advanc'd R. Vernon |
£2 |
9 |
6 |
|
paid Printer W. Dunlap |
15 |
4 |
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Sundry other Expences at York, Carlisle and |
Advanc'd Money to 150 Waggons |
£787 |
10 |
0 |
|
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 |
[IV]
Borrow'd £3 of Mr. M'Conaughy |
Lent Mr. Grace Six Pounds at Lancaster May 8 |
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