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August 10, 1754
To Cash paid Captain Grant for 41500 bricks £88 [tight binding, shillings and pence this page illegible]
To Cash paid William Hayle for mason & bricklayers work done there £140
To cash paid to Cleton Slaughter Esq., for 89 ¾ hhds of lime £41 [?]
To cash paid William Coker, 59 tons of sand £19
To cash paid Nathaniel Coverly 481 ¾ hhds lime £105
To cash paid Hardwick Constantien 1005 ½ hhds lime £219
To cash paid Thomas Craskell for Contingences of Whitemen wages & Negroes subsistance from 20 December 1753 to 1 April 1754 £106
To cash paid sundry Persons for Workmen and Labourers hire 1 January 1754 to 25 April following £407
To cash paid Alexander Duncan for boards & Plank etc. there £60
To cash paid James Stuart for Smiths work done £36
To cash paid Hanly & Shillen Ironmongers for sundry Utensills £17
To cash to Sundry persons for hire of Workmen & labourers from 1 January 1754 to 1 April following £116
To cash to Sundry Persons for hire of workmen & labourers from the 1st April to 1 July following £513
To cash to Thomas Craskell contingent expences white men and Negroes allowances with Sundry Utensells from 1 April 1754 to 1 July following £255
To cash to ditto from 1 July to the 20th July following £30
To cash to the Receiver General for ditto from 20 July to 8 August £46
To Balance due to said Fort to 10 August Last £798
.............................................................................. £3000 DR
NB The above Orders are by the Governor & Councill
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August 10, 1754
By Act of 1753 Allowed Rock Fort ex Revenue...... £3000 CR
December 25, 1753
To cash for Sundry orders of his Excellency & Charged to so much Allow'd p. Difficiency Law 1752 in favour of Mosquito Point Fort Paid to this Day, Viz:
Paid Doctor Thomas Trower his Account for 442 large Stones sent from Port Antonio, £22. 2. 0
Paid Daniel Brodbelt Esq. for lime, 750. 0. 0
Paid Mr. James Ramadge for 402 ton of Stone 75. 7. 8.
Paid John Morse Esq. for 9305 feet Timber & freight 209. 8. 1
Paid Digby Dennys Esq. 748 hhds lime & 186 ton Stone 198. 10. 0
Paid Hardy & Garlick for masons work done 19.16. 3
Paid Mr. Milner Mailer for 467 Ton of Sand 66. 16. 3
Paid Mr. John McLean for Boards & Joists 23.15.0
Paid Peter Furnell Esq. for 420 Ton of Stone 13. 2. 6
Paid Mr. Thomas Harper part of an Order 111. 9. 8
............................................................ £1490. 7. 5
To ditto for Sundry Orders of his Excellency's on Account of this Fortification Fund by Law 1750 ea Revenue paid to the 25th of March 1754, Viz
Paid Thomas Harper the Ballance of his order for the Stone delivered by him 147. 12. 10
Paid Mary Waite for 718 hhds of lime 157. 1. 3.
Paid Capt. Marlow for 14 M Bricks 28. 0. 0.
Paid Matthew Wallen Esq. for 1000 Piles 62. 10. 0
............................................................£395. 4. 1.
To ditto for Sundry Orders of Governor & Councill as p. Act 1753 ea Revenue paid to the 25 of March 1754 Viz
Paid Digby Dennis Esq. for 233 ¾ hhds of lime & 704 Ton of Stone 204. 19. 4
Paid Daniel Brodbelt Esq. for 3079 ¾ hhds lime 673. 13. 10
.......................................................................£ 878. 13. 2
To ditto for sundry orders of Governor & Councill as p. Act 1753 ea Revenue paid from the 25 of March 1754 to this day
Paid Capt. Evans for 49M of Bricks 98. 0. 0.
Paid William Hayle for mason & bricklayers work 728. 5. 0.
Paid Digby Denniss Esq. for 1681 ton of Stone 367. 14. 4 ½
................................................................... £1193. 19. 4 ½
........................................................................................... £2764. 4. 8
Carried Over
August 10, 1754
Paid Mr. Milner Nailer for 201 Ton of Sand 25. 2. 6.
Paid Mrs. Mary Waite for 161 ¾ hhds of lime 35. 3. 3 ¾
Paid Mrs. Mary Waite for 540 ½ hhds of lime 118. 3. 1 ½
Paid Matthew Wallen Esq. for 2000 Piles 125.0. 0
Paid Mr. Joseph Brown for 43 ½ hhds lime 9. 10. 0
Paid Daniel Brodbelt Esq. 2053 hhds lime 449. 1. 10 ½
Paid Capt. Daniel Nicholas 20100 Bricks 40. 4. 0
Paid William Hayle for Mason & Bricklayer work 946. 16. 3
Paid John Thompson for freight of Stones 4. 3. 9.
Paid Sundry Persons for Negroe hire 165. 2. 1 1/2
Paid Thomas Craskell for Contingent Expences Negroes Allowances etc 276. 3. 5 ½
Paid Ditto for ditto between 10 October 1753 and 1 January 1754, 377.6.5 ¾
Paid Ditto attending the Masons & Bricklayers Work between 1 January & 25 April, 650. 15. 0
Paid Ditto for Sundry Negro hire between 29th September and 1st January, 285. 17. 6 ¼
Paid Capt. Willson for 50000 English Bricks 101. 12. 0.
Paid Benjamin Hallowell for 48 barrells of Turpentine & 6676 feet of Timber 136. 12. 6
Paid James Galbraith for 60 hhds of Lime 120. 0. 0.
Paid Ditto for 59300 English Bricks 118. 12. 0.
Paid Capt. Hamilton for 5000 ditto 10. 0. 0.
Paid Bright Whatley & Co. for 60 hhds Lime 135. 0. 0.
Paid Rutherford & Moore for Plank boards etc. 192. 18. 6 ¼
Paid Capt. Cowan for 8000 of Bricks 16. 0. 0.
Paid Capt. Johnson for 19000 Bricks 16. 0. 0
Paid Hanly & Shillen for Sundry Iron ware 87. 7. 6
Paid Ditto for ditto as p. another Account 18. 5. 7 ½
Paid Acct. of Negroes to Sundrys for Labourers & Tradesmen hired there from 1 January 1754 to 1st April following 225. 7. 0. ¼
Paid Mr. Joseph Craswell for 78 hhds of Lime 17. 1. 3.
............................................................... £5915. 5. 1 ¾
..................................................................................... £2764. 4. 8
Carried forward
August 10, 1754
The Trustees of Benjamin Hume Esq. for a payment the said Hume made Richard Jones while he had Charge of the works of said Fort 201. 17. 6.
Paid Peter Johnson for 10 tierces of Rice for Use of said Fort wt/ 5117 a 20/- & C-ps @ 3/9 ea. 51. 0. 10 ¾
Paid Capt. Southworth for 8000 Bricks 16. 0. 0
Paid Cook and Farr for a Long Boat for Fort 30. 0. 0.
Paid for hire of Sundry Artifices & Labourers between the 1st of April 1754 & 1st July foll. 988. 18. 4 ½
Paid Thomas Craskell Contingent Expences in feeding the People employ'd there and Sundry Utensills between the 1 April & 1st July. 478. 0. 0
Paid Digby Denniss Esq. for 1268 Ton Stone 277. 9. 8 ½
Paid Thomas Craskell whitemen's wages and maintaining the Negroes from 1st July to 20th 85. 10. 5
Paid Joseph Barton for hire of his House & Land at Musquito Point 30. 0. 0
Paid Contingent Expences for feeding the Negroes & whitemen's wages from 20th July to 10th August 104. 13. 3.
Paid Milner Nailer for 129 Ton of Sand 16. 2. 6.
Dr carried forward.................................. £8194. 17. 9 ¼
To Ditto for Sundry Orders of his Excellency on Account of the Fortificaton Fund ex Revenue from the 25th March Last to y'day
Paid Nicholas Burnell for 16M Bricks 92. 0. 0
Paid Alexander Wyat for 460 Ton of Sand 43. 3. 6 ¼
Paid Daniel Brodbelt halv of an --- of Lime 74. 0. 7 ½
The Island Schooner her Expences from the 29th of October 1753 to 17 May 1754 in 2 payments 61. 19/ 4 ½
To Ditto from 17 May to 31 July 20. 9. 4 ½
To Ditto Mens Wages from the 31 August 1753 to 31 May 1754, 122. 3. 8. ¼
Debit Carried over £11372. 19. 0 ¼
To amount of Debit brought over....................... £11372. 19. 0 ¼
To ballance due to said Fort to the 10th August last 1846. 1. 3 ½
..........................................................................£.13219. 0. 3. ¾ DR
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November 1, 1753
By Ballance of Musquito Point as Appears on the Deficiency Books of Benjamin Hume Esq. 1490. 7. 5.
By Ditto on the Fortificatoin Fund as p. the Revenue Books of Benjamin Hume Esq.............. 1742. 9. 4.
March 25, 1754
By Powder & Tonnage from 1st November 1753 to this day.................................................. 890. 1. 0.
August 10, 1754
By Ditto to the 10th of August................................................................................................ 846. 2. 6. From Colonial Office Correspondence, CO 137/28, Folio 194
Received April ye 9th 1755
Read April 10th 1755
Y51
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Fort Charles........................ £22,874. 15. 11.
Mosquito Point...................... 21,755. 2. 7.
Rock Fort............................... 2,602. 11. 11.
Fort George at Port Antonio.....6,177. 7. 4.
Fort William at Port Morant..... 4,438. 5. 7.
.............................................................................57,848. 3. 4.
Barracks at Port Royal.. £4,792. 3. 10 ½
............ Spanish Town.... 2,102. 14. 7
.....................Kingston....... 307. 10. 0
............................................................................. 7,202. 8. 7 ½
Magazine at Rock Fort.......................................... 1,100. 0. 0.
Small Arms........................................................... 7,200. 0. 0
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Edifice in Spanish Town.............. £12,500. 0. 0.
Bath of St. Thomas the Apostle....... 4,993. 19. 11
...........................................................................17, 493. 19. 11
..........................................................................£90,844. 11. 10 ½
Mosquito Point...............£13,219. 0. 3 ¾
Fort Charles........................ 780. 0. 0
Rock Fort.......................... 3,000. 0. 0.
........................................................................ £16,999. 0. 3 3/4
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