[Receipt] for horses [bought] in Augusta, [Georgia] 1781 June 22 / sworn [to] by Thomas Waters, John Levitt, William Simon, James Proctor


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The Province of Georgia
To Benge. Brewer & Cade Dr --


To a Bay Horse Valued at £10
" .a Large Black.. Do.. Do [Ditto..Ditto] 17 10
" ..Black mare.. Do [Ditto] 5
" ..Sorrell Horse.. Do [Ditto] 10
" ..Black mare.. Do [Ditto] 8
" .Young Bay Horse... Do [Ditto] 6
" ...Black.. Do [Ditto] .... Do [Ditto] 10
" ..Large Bay mare.. Do [Ditto] 15
" ...Gray Horse.. Do [Ditto] 12
" ..Roan... Do [Ditto] ...... Do [Ditto] 6
" ...Black.. Do [Ditto] .... Do [Ditto] 8

To A Bay Horse... Do [Ditto] ... £8,,..0,,.. £107 10
" ...a Roan...Ditto... Do [Ditto] ....9,,.0,,...
" ..a Sorrell... Do [Ditto] ... Do [Ditto] ....8,,.0,,...
" ...a Black.... Do [Ditto] .... Do [Ditto] .... 7,,.0,,. 32
To a Gray Horse.... Do [Ditto] ....6,,0,,
"..Bay Mare.... Do [Ditto] ....8,,0,,...
" ...Bay... Do [Ditto] .... Do [Ditto] .....10,,0,,
" ..Dark...Do [Ditto] ....... Do [Ditto] ...... 11,,0,,... 35 --
" ...
£174,, 10,, ....



Parish of St. Paul:
Personally appeard [appeared] before me: -- Thomas Waters Esquire one of his Majestys Justices of the Peace for Said Parish John Levit, William Simon & James Proctor Hirelings to the above John Benge, Mathew Brewer & Thomas Cade Cherokee Traders, who being duly Sworn on the holy Evangelist of almighty god, and Saith that the above mentioned Horses were taken from them by order of Colo. [Colonel] James Grierson of Augusta for His


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Majestys Service, and that the above described Horses were valued by three freeholders at the above prices to the best of their Knowledge --
Sworn to before me this
22d day of June 1781
[Signed] Thos. [Thomas] Waters

[Signed] John Levitt
[Signed] William Simon
[Signed] James Proctor

I do hereby Certify that the above Horses were [unclear text: prep'd [prepared] ] by Colo. [Colonel] James [unclear text: Grierson ] of Augusta for his Majestys Service & that the Bill of appraisement was lost, or mislaid by me -- Savannah
June 24th. 1781 --

[Signed] Thos. [Thomas] Brown Lt Col Commd [Lieutenant Colonel Commanding] at Augusta



Messrs. Benge, Brewer, & Cade. Acct. [Account] for Horses [unclear text: Possed [Possessed] ] at Augusta.
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20th Augt. [August] 1781

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