Accounts Of The Ship Prosper (35 Items), 1775-1776

This is a 35-item (50-image) collection covering a period from April 1775 to September 1776 from the records of the Ship Prosper. Of the 50 images, only image #48 is presented below as it is the only page of interest to this researcher. All 50 images are available at https://www.archivesindex.sc.gov/.

Disbursements on Account of the Ship Prosper for Recruiting in Georgia
By Mr. Thos. Sherman Lieutenant

----------------------------------------------------------------- | 1776 | Sterling | £ | s | p | ---------+---------------------------------------+----+----+----- | Jan. 7 | To Wm. Collinan advance money | 1 | 10 | | | | To Jacob Nelson . . . . . . do . . . | 1 | 5 | | | | To Robert Garcon . . . . . do . . . | 1 | 10 | | | | To Phillip Deghins . . . . do . . . | 1 | 6 | | | | To Richd Mills . . . . . . do . . . | 1 | 10 | | | | To Benjn Hayes . . . . . . do . . . | 1 | 10 | | | | To James Hidden . . . . . . do . . . | 1 | 10 | | | | To James Ryley . . . . . . do . . . | 1 | 10 | | | | To Cornelius Coffin . . . . do . . . | 1 | 10 | | | | To Deward Curians . . . . . do . . . | 1 | 10 | | | | To William Wilkin . . . . . do . . . | 1 | 10 | | | | To John Starford . . . . . do . . . | 1 | 10 | | | | To John Wyatt . . . . . . . do . . . | 1 | 10 | | | | To Rob Chambers . . . . . . do . . . | 1 | 15 | | | | To Danl Corrilands . . . . do . . . | 1 | 10 | | | | To James Carles . . . . . . do . . . | 1 | 10 | | | | To Stephan Christopher . . do . . . | 1 | 10 | | | | To John Norman . . . . . . do . . . | 1 | 10 | | | | To Saml Kenny . . . . . . . do . . . | 1 | 10 | | | | To Michl Steward . . . . . do . . . | | 5 | | | | To John Finney . . . . . . do . . . | 1 | | | | | To John Smith . . . . . . . do . . . | | 10 | | | | To Wm. Howe . . . . . . . . do . . . | | 10 | 4 | | | To Conrad Tavous . . . . . do . . . | | 5 | | | | To Thomas Tilly . . . . . . do . . . | 1 | 10 | | | | To William McGallon . . . . do . . . | 1 | 10 | | | | To Thomas Heart . . . . . . do . . . | 1 | 10 | | | | To Martin Panleytaff . . . do . . . | 1 | 10 | | | | To John Anderson . . . . . do . . . | 1 | 10 | | | | To Joseph DiCoster . . . . do . . . | 1 | 10 | | ---------+---------------------------------------+----+----+----- Advance money Carried Over | 39 | 15 | 4 | []

The sum of shillings is incorrect; it should be 16, not 15. (There are 20 shillings per pound; i.e., 1£ = 20s)

Image 48 of 50

  • South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Microfilm FIXME. Robert W. Gibbes Collection of Revolutionary War Manuscripts. Series S213089, Box 5, Folder 11.
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