On Friday the. 20th day of Feby. 1784
I set. Of for Georgia In Coy. [company] With. Jno. [John] Priddy Senr. & Ambrose Edwards. [9/10 JEL]
It snowed in the morning but. Turnd out a good day. but. Was bad Rideing wee got. To one Sizers in Powetan [likely Powhatan, Va.] 37. Miles
on Saturday the 21st, (a good day) we Started abought. An hour by Sun & at. Syleses ford wee feed our horses & Eat. Brakefast. & in crossing the ford Edwardses Horse Laid down; wee Went. On I Enquired for a Peter Claybrooks in Amelia (Brother of William) but he wold not. give us quarters But was so kind as to direct. us to a Public house in about Amile, When wee Came he had no foder & appeard to Have nothing Else wee went. of & Went by wee met. A boy about. Seven Years old, barefooted going through the Ice & snow (his name was Chamble) & had Run away from his Brothers About 2 miles above & was going to his

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Mothers about 4 miles below. Wee Endeverd Emitate the good Semeriatan by going to the Inn & Takeing Care of him, They agreed to take Care him but wold take no Pay for it. We Went. on his brothers & told them Where he was & went to a mr. Legs an honest. Poor but. Good man 35. Miles
Sunday 22d, we started & about. Sun set. It be to Snow Veary fast. Wee got. To a Mr. Cheatley in Charlote 37. Miles
Monday 23d. A small cloge snow on the ground wee Started & got. To Uncle Roben 6-8 mile by Owens Feary on Stanton River in Hallafa Veary mire in the afternoon 26 miles
Tuesday 24 wee started & got. to Mr. Slaughters on Banestery. 8 miles
Wensday 25th. Snowed all Day wee Lay by at Mr. Slaughters. Abought. an Hour by Sevn at. Night, It. cleard of. (snow about 6 or 8. Inches deep) Mr. Priddy & Mr. Edwards went. a Hunting & soon Came back with Each of them a Turkey, But. Wee Expect they found them in a pen & went and one of the neighbours came & said he saw them & Herd the Guns at. the pen

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Thursday 26th. Still Lay by & feasted on the two Turkeys. [“Mr. Priddy” crossed through] &
Friday 27th. Mr. Priddy & Edwards [“lay” crossed through] went. attempting for dear & Turkers but. could find No Pen. Wee still Lay by.
Saturday 28th, Wee broke Consortship. [partnership or fellowship] Mr. Priddy & my Self. Went. on to Mr. Shackeelfords (Crost. Dan River @ Boyed feary) Mr. Edwards went. up into pitselvaney & we was to meet again @ Mr. Watkins on Dan as soon as the weather Broke (12M) [miles]
Sunday 29th Lay by at. Mr. Shackelford weather still Cold
Monday 1st of march Lay by @ Do ___
Tuesday 2d. ditto ______ Do ___ Do. our horses got. away & Got. Down to the feary. (though)
Wensday 3d, (clouday.) still Lay by A fine Evening
Thursday 4th. Started from Mr. Shackelfords & went. to. Mr. Watkins on Dan 8 miles Where wee ^ was to met Ambrose Edwards But. he never Come till Friday morning

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friday 5th. started from Mr. Watkins About. 10 oClock & Got. into north Caroliner ^ Carwell County Near Hugh Daubenser Snow almost. Gone & Roads veary good, (frogs Began to Sing) & Spring seemed to Come on Crost. Cuntry Line Creek ^ abt. LR where we saw a Mr. Hughs from Macklenburg, moving to Georgia 16 in family Black & White, wee went. on & Encampt. out. a dors about. 2 miles above Colo. mores ^ 25 miles Where my horse got. Choakt. Here was the beginning of Trobule
Saturday 6th. Started by day & [“in Gilford County” crossed through] overtook Mr. Pullum from dan R on hieway to Salude 13. in Coy. Black & White & in Gilford Past. by [illegible] match 20. Whites at work, Crost. At Pine high Rock ford on Haw River 20 miles to Ready fork of Do. 10 miles in all 30 miles Cold, Haild Raind & Snowd & in the afternoon snowd veary fast.
Sunday 7th Started about. an hour by Sun ^ Road Bad Snow 2 inches Deep to Gilford Courthouse 8 miles ^ Dear plenty To Deep River at ^ sqr. Lynseys 12 mile. To Duvalls Mocks in Rowan Coy [County] A Dutchman 9 miles in all 29 miles

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Monday 8th. ^ Road Bad To Swareing Creek ^ Here we saw last. Snow 14 miles Here J. Priddy stopt his horse & said he was satisfyd that. The land was full good he was Willing to Stop here to. Fords orny. 3. miles to. Mores ^ feary ford on Adkin River 5. miles, the Sd. River 250 yds. Wide to Solsbery 47 miles to Gen. Locks 4 ½ miles in all 31. mls Here we pa. an Exstravegent. Bill & was the Dirtiest. place I Ever Saw
Tuesday 9th. ^ It Raind in morning & Roads bad about. 10 Miles from G Lockes we met. A Duchman that had the Wrong End of the Road & told a Drole Tale to. [“Back River 17 miles” crossed through] Cordle Creek 17 m to Rocke River 4 miles to Clarke Creek 1. mile ^ here we had liht to mayke a Duch forg to Jn Mc. Nut Alex & 6 miles Here [“we saw” crossed through] the gras Began to Spring & Doves to [“Hollow” crossed through] Crye, [“in all” crossed through] To More’s mores 2 Do in all 30 Miles This was In Macklenburg Coty NB. @ Alex Do. & mores The people Lookt Like white folks

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Wensday 10th. March a final scim of Ice But. a fine day & good Rode but made a bad Travell To Turkey Scage ford on Catuber River 10 miles) The River wide & Rapid. Here was great. Line of the two Armys Entrenchments etc To The South Branch we went. through Lincoln County 7 miles To Mr. Olivers in South Caroliner 5 miles in all 22 miles here the woods was drye Enough to burn.
Thursday 11 Mr. Oliver was amoving of to Georgia We. Travled as he did & Helped him on With his Stock etc. & Saw to our Right. hand ^ Kings mountain at. a distance Where Fargerson & The Toreys was Defeted by Campwell, we got to a Mr. Watsons about. 14 miles of the Road 12 miles Roads good (Ticks Plenty) & abt. 30 miles Below the Cowpens Where Morgan Defeted Tarlton Disagreeable warm

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Friday 12th. we went from Mr. Watsons to Broad River ^ at. Loves ford 25. miles, the River Broad & Rapid but not. So broad as Catawber Where we Encamp out. of Dores 10 Miles, in all 35 miles – a Good Day & warm grass Springed up Mearyley
Saturday 13. Clowday & Rain to Fair ford at 10. Miles. Here we met. Sqr. Clayton from Virginia Here was the finest. Seat. for a mill I Ever saw to Tyger River 4 miles Here was another fine Mill Seat, To Enoree ^ 100 yds. wide River 7. Miles - To Duncans Creek 4 Miles. To a quakers 3 miles in all 28 mls A Rainy Evening

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Sunday 14th. of March 1784 a windy & rainy morning etc over Bush River & we went. out. of our way to Mr. Thoms. To Little River to Saludy River 25 Miles at Colo. Maysons feary, to ninety Six 7 Miles in all 33. Miles – from Broad River to Ninety Six their was much Line of Graves & Bones of Wigg & Torey that. Fell Dureing the Last War wee staid all night. at. Ninety Six ^ a place still known & Lost. our Horses
Monday 15. We Could not. find our horses Mr. Priddy & my Self went on to Jas. Edwardses abt. 8 miles from Ninety Six on foot. & Left. A Edwds. to Look for the Horses. but. Could not. find them Staid at. Mr. Edwardses a windy Day
Tuesday 16. A Hard morning Ground frozen & Ice We found our Horses & went. to take a sirvey of the.

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Fortifications etc of the Beseag’d etc at. Ninety Six. [“in 1781” crossed through] Still @ Mr. Edwardses
Wensday 17th, still Lay by at. Do. [abbreviation for “Ditto”, apparently referring to Mr. Edwards]
Thursday 18th. Lay by @ Do _______
Friday 19th. A frosty morning Started from Jas. Edwards’s In Coy. With Jno. Priddy to White Hall, 12 miles to Little River 18 miles to Bardels feary on Savener River 3 miles, in all, 33 miles –
Saturday 20th. Enterd Georgia about an Hour by Sun in the morning, Peach Trees in Bloom to Wilks Court. House 25 miles to Mr. Wingfields 5 miles in all 30 miles. Miles Computed at. Random from Hanover to Georgia 503 Miles SE Butler ________

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Sunday 21st. march at. Mr. Wingfields, Snowed fast. in the morning Rain’d. Hail’d & freasd etc all day
Monday 22. A Frozen morning A Great. Sleet, not. Gone till 2 oclock
Tuesday 23, White frost. But. fine morning, went. over Little River & Returnd to Mr. Wingfields –
Wensday 24th. went. up to Mr. Terrells

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Thursday 25th. Went. to Mr. Jo Terrells & To the Shop & had my horse Shod Lookt. over some Lands & Returnd to Mr. Richardsons
Friday 26th, Returnd to Mr. Wingfields A Hot. Day
Saturday 27th. Went. over Little River – To Look at. ^ the Lands of one Stewert. fine Springs on it. a Hot. day
Sunday 28th. Went. to Mr. Terrells Hot. Day
Monday 29th. Went. to Look @ Bagbes Land & to the Court. House, Thunder & Showrey Veary warm
Tuesday 30th. Went. to the Superer Court. @ Wilks Court. House the Court. was ^ to be Composd of A Sircut. Judge & the Justices of the Peace for the

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County, but. the Juge did not. Come The Court. adjornd till the next. Day Ten Oclock (a Dusty dirty place) Their was also a General Muster held at. the Same place, of five Hundred, men at. Least. Under armes & a number of Spectators, firings etc etc etc
Wensday 31st. Went. to Look at Land & to the Court. House the Juge did not come but. the Court. proceeded to business A fellow was Whipt. for Steeling a cow
Thursday April 1st. ^ I Went. to Look @ Land & to the Court. House Mr. Priddy went. over Little River after corn; (whiperwill Cryed @ nt.)
Friday 2d. Lookt. @ Blacks Land, it. Raind about. 10. o Clock & went. up to Mr. Terrells that. Evening Mr. Priddy went. over Litle River

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Saturday 3d. Went. With Mr. Terrell Down to, Ganaways Martains down near Little River to Look at. Land and Returnd in the night. to Mr. Wingfields
Sunday 4th, Mr. Priddy Returnd to Mr. Wingfields I went. to Mr. Terrells & Returnd to. Mr. Wingfields
Monday 5th. Set. of for Agustia in company with B. Harris & was overtaken Below Rights Burgh By Mr. Degarnet. Got. in about, 12 miles of Agustia
Tuesday 6th. Started before Day & Got. in ^ agustia about. a Hour by Sun in the morning Land office not. opened
Wensday 7th, The council adjornd till Tuesday next. at. which time petition will be taken in & Every day in Each week after Except Thursdays

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Fridays & Sundays until the. 27th. of Instant [this same month] @ which time they will proseed to Ballet. [likely “Ballot”]For No. of Warrents etc & on the 17th. of may The Warrents will ^ will be Issued out.
Thursday 8th, Left. Agusta & Got. up to Flukers Near Little River
Friday 9th. Got. to Mr. Wingfields
Saturday 10th. went. to Look at. Bohanans Land
Sunday 11th. at. Mr. Wingfields
Monday 12th went. to Look at. Williams Land on uptons Creek
Tuesday Staid at. Mr. Wingfields
Wensday 14th Went. to. Look at. Land & To Mr. Terrells
Thursday 15. Went. to Hamets Land on Kittle Creek & back to Mr. Terrells
Friday 16th. Came to Mr. Wingfields & went. to See peter Terrell
Saturday 17th. went. to Mr. Terrells

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Sunday 18th. Rain Returnd to Mr. Wingfields
Monday 19th Went. to Look at. Ellis’s & Hardemons Land & to Court. Ret. To Mr. Wingfields
Tuesday 20th. Went. to Court. & bought a peace of Land of Joel Williams Containing 400 Acres on Uptons Creek for Which I am to pay him 3 Likely young negroes about. 12. Or 13. years of age & should one or more of the Sd. [“said”]Negroes to be older or or if one of them should be a wench with a young child the said Williams is to pay for Such Extroney Difrence in Corn stock foder etc as may best. suite the partyes, The Sd. Williams wishes one of the Sd. Three negroes to be a Girl or young wench, the Sd. Williams is also to take a wagon ^ etc of one at. prais Vallew [likely “appraised value”] & to pay for the same in Corn Deliverd on the Sd. Plantation at. prais Vallew, & sowe a patch of wheat. Turnups etc & Turn the Road. SE Butler

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April 20th. Gave Mr. Wingfield my Power of Attorney to act. For me During my absence from this State – SEB.
21. Left. With Mr. Wingfield to pay for Sirveying Land etc £ 13u16uC Virginia money – SEB Went. to Court. & Confirmed the bargain with Williams & went to Mr. Terrells
Thursday 22d. Set. of from Mr. Terrells for Virginia & Took up camp with Mr. Burnley from Virginia, about. 10 miles from White hall
friday 23d. Left . Mr. Burnleys Camp Past. By White Hall hard Labor etc to James Edwardses near 96. found Mr. Edwards Dead.
Saturday 24th. Went. to 96 & down to. A Mr. Mathews 5 miles below 96. Land Veary Level & Veary good Raind in the Evening
Sunday 25. Returnd to 96 & to. Mr. Edwd.

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Monday 26th. went. to the supream court. at. 96, the court. was composd of a supream Judge with a black gound, ^ white Bands etc.The attorney for the State and other attorneys in Black gounds, ^ white Bands etc,. a number of sheriffs, & Constables attending with Long white Staffs to conduct. the Judge from his Loging to his Seat, ^ & To keep order & for other purposes etc etc The Jurey was called etc, & the Court. adjornd till tomorrow Ten a Clock We Returned to Mr. Edwardses
Tuesday 27. I sent. my horse to the Shop to have a shue put. On went. to court. met. Capt. Lawson & Mr. Shackelford from Virginia Returned to - Do –
Wensday 28th Set. of for Virginia to 96. to Selude to, Duncans Creek & Lay out. in Two miles of the Eneree
Thursday 29. To Eneree ^ above 100 yds. Wide to Tyger to fair forrest, To Broad River to To a meeting house & Encampt out. abt. 2 miles this side of the Same

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Friday 30th. to Mr. Roper to South fork of Catawber To Tirkey Seage ford on Catuber & Encampt. out. of Dores about a mile of this side Sd. Ford –
Saturday, 1st. may To Alexanders To Clarke Creek to Rocke River To Cordell Creek To General Lockes, went. on & Lay out. of Dores abt. 1 ½ miles from Do. & about 3 miles from Solsbeary
Sunday 2d. To Solsbeary to the Iland ford on Adkin [likely “Yadkin” river], To Fords orny. [or “Ordinary”, name for a public house/tavern] to. Mocks orny. & Staid all Night.
Monday 3d, to Barnejdles orny. ^ To New Garden to Gilford about. 6 miles below Gilford I stopt & had my horse shod – we went. on and Encampt. out. about. a mile below the Ready ford of haw River
Tusday 4th. To high Rock ford on haw River to Browns orny. ^ To Colo. Mores. & Encampt. out, about. 2 miles above Countrey Line Creek
Wensday 5th, To Contrey Line Creek to hugh Daubins. & went. to George Aylots about. 4 miles Below Dito. Staid all Day & Night

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Thursday 6th, Went. on to Jno. Shackelfords about. 15 miles (Rainey)
Friday 7th. I staid @ Dito Mr. Priddy Went. to Mr. falkners (Rainey)
Saturday 8th. Rainey morning I went to Capt. Lawsons & Retd. at night. Mr. Priddy also Came Back @ Do.
Sunday 9th. Clare. & Cool Started from Mr. Shackelfords about. Eleven a Clock in Coy. With Jno. Shackelford Jas. & Jno. Priddy To boyeds feary ^ on Dan, To Feary Do. On Banester, to bibs Do. On Stanton & Lay out. abt. a mile Below almons at. the Place Cald the parsons Barn ^ in Charlotte., 3h
Monday 10th. To hendrakes to mores to Burks Store & Lay out. abt. 7 miles from the Chinkopin Church in Amelia
Tuesday 11th, To Chinkopin Church to Syleses ford, 16 miles To poetan Ct. House to Juds feary on James River & Lay at Mr. Millers abt. 4 miles from the Sd. feary

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Wensday 12th. Started by Sun Rise to, Pearres Tavern To Nowells, Dito Here we Eate Brakefast etc Got. Home abt. Two AClock in the afternoon A veary hot Day S Butler

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64 half Dollars £ 9 u 12 u 0
3 Taken from it. EB.
60 Crown 6/d 20 u 0 u 0
2 pintes rum 2.6
1 half Joe 2 u 8 u 0
1 mi a Joes 1 u 16 u 0
4 Gunns 5 u 12 u 0
3 half Do 2 u 2 u 0
2 newe dores 3 u 6 u
2 french pistols 2 u 15
9 Dollars 2 u 14 u 0
25 – 7 – 6
3 Half Joes 7 – 4 u 0
Small money 3
51 Dollars £ 15 u 6 u 0

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No – 1 – B £ 157 – 3 – 0
2 – B 60 – 0 – 0
3 – C 148 – 16 – 0
4 WG – C 13 – 5 – 0
5 – C 20 – 0 – 0
6 – C 20 – 15 – 6

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March 12th – 1786 (Sunday) started for the Oakoney [possibly “Oconee”] in Coy with Wm. Fortes & son a Clouday day & Litle Rain went. up, Litle River By Majr. Beedles & Sgt. Burke good land Head of Ogeeche Do. But. Broken, Then we went. through a Large body of poore Broken & stoney Rocke Land. along Langs Rode to flat. Rockes. some good Land got. to Mr. Jones’es on the waters of Rich Land Creek,
Monday 13th. went. through some good But. Veary Broken & Rockey Land by Rich Land Creek & by the millsholeson the said creek to the mouth of the Sd. Creek Land Good but. Broken & Rocke A Roman kable qty of Dog wood & got. to fosters Caben on the River 2 miles below the mouth of the Creek Land Veary Broken. but. middling good went. on the River & took a view of the Same (about. 250 or 300 yds. Over & veary Sholey [possibly “shallow” or he meant “lots of shoals”], Range Veary Good (Rain day
Tuesday 14th. Rainey we started from fosters Caben & I parted with foster & took a small trale that. Led me over a Large body of poore Rocke Broken Land. To one (Winslits) on the

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waters of Sholder bone Land midlin good. From winslits to ^ Alexanders is on another fork of Sholder bone Land good went. through part. of the academey Land to Frank Lawson Land still good. Raind veary Hard
Wensday 15th. went. in the woods & took a view of Sundray work of the antients some Supose it. to be the hand of nature, but. it. is my opinion it. was the work of hands. Many Places apeard. To ben Setled & Tended. I suppose by Indians but. Some think not. I Saw a Lightwood post. [likely a post made from the heartwood of a pine tree often called “lighter knot” or “lighter wood”] 8 feet. high with a head to it. which appeard to have been in the ground for Upward of a hundred years. & much washt by The Rains, a mount. 30 feet. high on the side of which was a Large oak 3 feet through & the top of it apeard. as if it. had been Intended for a fortification & Round it. it. was Intrencht. as Large as to Contain Several acres of Land which also appeared as a fortification & at. a distance

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Appeared the line of Regular aproches Redouts etc etc Now Grown up in Large Trees & the Land Lookt. as Sightly on the works as on the Level Ground & over grown with Cane 10 or 12 feet high, shot. at. a dair & mist. Snapt several times [likely gun misfired] Returnd to Lawsons
Thursday 16 started in Coy. With Frank & Buck Lawson Crost. Bvever dam Creek to the old Trading path by Mcfarleys by Cowens. by the place Lately Ocqupyd by booth on Buffelow down the water of Bufelow & went. through a Large Body of Piney Poore Land found a trale followed it. over old Town Creek to Booths Near the oakeney at. the big falls at Prices. Turnd Down the River abt. a mile & took up Camp in the woods as we was told there was a camp of Indians at. the falls

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friday 17th. went. down the River Land broken & some veary Red to an old ford. still down the River to Candler Land. He cheated sim one out. of. Sd Land Leveleer than Comon but. not. half so good as Expected Left. the River & got. in a trale that Led in over A Large body of high mountainses Broken Poor Land to the Rocke Land in. which did not. answer my Expectations & we Returned Keeping the Waters of town Creek on our Right. & the River on our Left. over a Large body of poore Pine Barrans to. The heads of sd. Creek
Saturday 18th. started & Keep our course to Shoulder bone about. a mile above the mouth. Crost fort. Creek to the Mills sholes on Sholderbone, up the Sd. Creek to Lawsons

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Sunday 19th. To Burnleys on Ogeeche
Monday 20th. Got. Home at. night.

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January 1st. 1787
Cr. [likely short for “Credit”] Mr. Hillhouse [David Hillhouse – moved to Washington Ga. from Massachusettts] Stuff @ store
Dec. 28th By 1 Gallon Brandy 10 S. (500 – 6. Nales 4 S
By Paper money – 25/u
By 50 yds. Planes @ 2/10 specie ^ £ 7.1.8
By 4 yds. Narrow cloth @ 3/9. Do [“ditto”]
By 9 Buttons - - - - - 1/6 Do
By Hair Blankett. 6/6 Do.
3d.
Pd. For Inspecting Tobo. [Tobacco]Specie 5/. Paper
Pd. For Coopering Do. 6/. Do
4
Pd. For Almenack - 2/ Do.
Dr. Mr. Hillhouse JF. Sims
To 2 hhd. Tobo. Nect. 1037
1118
2155
5th.
By an Empty Cask (40 Gall.)
6th.
Mr. Hillhouse by J. Butler
By ½ yd. Narrow Cloth 1/10 ½ d
17th.
[These 2 entries crossed out]
Dr. Michal Capp Jons. L of Handson
To 2 ½ Bushells of corn –

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January 17th 1787
Cr. Hillhouse Gstore [“General store”]
By 4 ½ yds. of Chex @ 2/10 p yd.
By 2. of Resins @ p tlbs
By 8. Of Shugar @ [illegible]
By 1 yd. oznabrigs [or “Osnaburg” – an inexpensive linen fabric, likely used for slave clothing] @ - 1/ -
23d.
Cr. Mr. Hillhouse Gstore
By 1 qt. – Brandy 2/11. @ specie
Paid Catchins Recording Deed 2/6
Paid Heeton for making flyer 1/6
[next two entries crossed over with an “X”]
Cr. H. Mounges By warrents 4/8
By 2 Do. Before – 9/4
Gave D. Criswell warrents. Plots
24th.
Cr. David Hillhouse pd order
By 60. Yds. oznabrigs @ 1/ - £ 3.0.0
26th.
Paid for Inspecting Tobo. [likely “tobacco”]. Etc. 5/6. Paper
Sold Hhd. [or “hogsheads”, large wooden casks that held up to 1000 lbs of tobacco] Tobo. Neet. 1121.
for Goods @ 1 d/d pd 6t - £10.9.2d
[next 4 lines overwritten with an “X”]
Cr. Peter Terrell pd Self in Tobo.
By 6 weeding hoes @ 4/8. – 150. Tobo.
By ½ a Bushell of Salt. 3/ - Do.
Dr. Peter Terrell To d. Shugar – 8/. In Tobo.

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January 26th 1787
The Hhd. Tobo. Of mine, Caryed down
by Hillhouse Waggon 1239#. Gross
Mr. Wingfields Do. Caryd by me
29th
Cr. David Hillhouse pd store
By 4 Bushells & almost. A half.
of Hale Salt. (Lacking about. 2 quarts
at. [crossed through]pd Bushell – 22/u6 –
30th
David Hillhouse Pd sims
To 1 Hh. Of Tobo. Nett. 100/3.,
__ “ ______ “ _____ “ ____ “ ____
paid for geere the 10th. Instant.
q/. in hard money. Lost. some
time Before 2/6 Do. 14/8 1/2 / r 11/6
Feby. 1st 1787.
[nearly all of rest of this page crossed over with an “X”]
Jeremiah Shendiel paid me for
34 ½ Bushells of Corn (had for
Public use - £ 4u1u6. Paper
Paid Peter Terrell for ^ Paper money Lent. 10/u
3.
Dr. Michael Cupp Pd Mr. Loftland
To ½ a barrel of Corn
Dr. Jno. Wingfield Serl. Pd Garland
To 1 ¾ # of Leaf Lent.
To 4d Gooss & Lott. & Good Powder
Pd self. Some time before

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Feby (6th) 1787
Dr. Jno. Jones Pd self
To an ordor on Hillhouse Paper
In full for Rent. For 1786 £ 9 u 10
Cr. David Hillhouse Paper
By Cash for the above £ 9 u 10
Dr. Jno. Danacort Pd self. Paper
To a wheal some time ago 15/.
To cash in full for Dito Lent. 15/.
To Cash Lent - - - - - - - -- -- - 25/.
(9th.)
Cr. David Hillhouse Pd store
By 7 yd of tea @1/.
By 13#. Of Bar Iron @ 6 u 6/6
(13th. p. Taylor for Cuting cloes – 10/.)
(24th.)
Cr. Abraham Durham Pd wife
By weaving 10 ½ yds. Cloth.
March 12th.
Cr. Abraham Durham Do.
By Weaving 31 yds ^ of cloth. @ -
At. [illegible] Colter 1/6.
Cr. S Grant By Laying & Lengthing
(14)
Cr. D. Hillhouse Pd stoore
By 6 ¼ #. Of Iron @ 6 - - - 3/2
16th
Dr. Abraham Durham Pd Carters boy
To 2 ½ bushels of corn @ 2/4 Pd bush. in specie

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March 19th 1787.
Cr. Daniel Grant. Pd hops
By Laying Colter - - - - - 1/. –
Dr. Daniuel Grant. Pd note
To 2 days work of fellow some time
Ago to cut. Cole wood @ 2/4 specie Pd day 4/8
25th.
Cr. Thos. Terrell – Senr.
By 3 Bushells of Potato Seed
April 3rd.
Pd. For pr. Leeding Lines 4/. Paper
Cr. D Hillhouse Pd store
By 28 # of Bar Iron @ 6, Pd pounds
Dr. D. Hillhouse Porder some time ago
To 1. hhd. Of Tobo. Gross wt. 1198 #
118 Tare [the weight of the empty barrel]
1080 Nett.
March 29th
Cr. Jno. Danacott. Pd self
By Paper money in Part. for Do.
Lent. Some time ago .9/6
Paid Wm. Terrell for fees pd.
at. His Surveyer Generals office ^ 9./6
April 4th.
Cr. D Hillhouse Pd store
By 1. # of Endigo @ 7/.

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April 4th 1787
Cr. D Grant. Pd smiths shop,
By Laying 2, Shufell Plows [likely a double-edged furrow plow]
By Laying 3 Hilling hoes
NB. All the above Hoes Except.
One shufel Plow was not. above
Half Big Enoug ([illegible] small) EB
Cr. J. Danacott Pd self
By Cash in pt. for Do. Lent. 9/. ^ Paper
Dr. D. Grant. Pd hops
To 1 Days Work of fellow – 2/4. Specie
7th.
Cr. D. Hillhouse Pd store
By 60. # of Brown Shugar @ 10.
By qt. of Poorter 1/9 specie
10th.
Cr. D. Grant. By. Sharping Colter 6z [“colter” – a sharp blade to cut the ground in advance of a plow]
By sharpning – Do. - - - 6.
Dr. Peter Terrell. Senr. Pd. Jno. Butler
To 30# of Brown shugar @ 10d ^ specie in Tobo.
18th.
Bring wt. of Robt. Middleton 177 acres of Land in discharge of Richardsons Land. & I am to allow Richardson 55 £. Virginia money in Shackelfords hands but.if there is a good spring on the Land I am to Settul five pouns more E Butler

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April 21st. 1787.
pd. Sidwell for Cow & yearling
a Doublloon - £ 4-10 [this amount circled] - £ 3u10
23
Dr. Thos. Terrell Senr. Pd self
To sole Lether for pr. Wr. Shoes
To half soles for yr. self –
May 7th.
Cr. D Hillhouse Pd store
Tobo. By pan Leeding Lines ½
May 8th. 1787
Cr. D. Hillhouse Pd store
By 2. # Choacklet. – 4/0
2 ½ # Coffe @ 2/4 – 4/8
1 comb @ - - - - - - -7d.
Tobo. 1 Book 2/4 .1 Do. 1/9. 4/1
2. # [illegible] @ ½ - - - - 2/4
1 knife 1/.
10th.
Cr. Daniel Grant. Pd shop
By stroping Plow & sharp colter 2/6
By Harding & seting Eye to
9 Weeding hoes @ 6d - - - - 4/6
By Laying Hilling hoe

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May 17th. 1787.
Dr. Abraham Durham
To half a barrel of Corn – 5/10.
Dr. David Hillhouse
To Prising hhd. Tobo. & fetching
Some Tobo. From Towne - } 30/. Paper
Lent. Jno. Shackelford 20. Bushels of Corn
& 25. # of Bacon} half a Crown & 1/85 a dollar & half bit.
& 28
Lent. Do. 3/1 Sarling on specie & 4/8.
10th.
Cr. Thos. Wingfield Jnr.
By Paper Money Lent. - £ 6,,0,,0
21st.
Gave Jno. Black an order on
Hillhouse for 25/. Paper McLean (on acct. of Mc. Maurey.
Sent. Alexn. Cummins by S. Butler
£ 6. Paper for Tax.
Dr. Abram Durham Pd self
To 3 Bushells of Corne @ 2/4. – 7/.
June 12th
Cr. D. Hillhouse Pd store
By oz. Three d . 1/9.
13th
Paid for 4 Cowes & Calves (Specie) £ 13:1 ,,0
Vizt. 5 Half Goes. & 1 [illegible]
Lent. Thos. Wingfield one Cow & Calf

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June 16th. 1787.
Cr. Abraham Durham Pd boy,
By Weaving 6 yds. Cloth @.
10th.
Lent. James Shackelford Son of Jno.
my Long Gun, for the use of which
he is to Give me one fourth part. of
What. Dear Skins he kills, or is to
Sell her for, two Likely Cows & Caves
Or – one Cow & Calf & two Drye Catle
Cr. Jno. Danacort. Pd self,
By Paper Cash - - - 7/6
24
Cr. David Hillhouse by S Butler
By Paper Cash - - - 20 /.
Sent. Capt. Wotrshlam by S. Butler
30/. Paper money & wase to get. Game
July 28th.
Dr. Mr. Dammer Schoolmaster by
David Criswell, for Boties. Black,
To Cash for 4 months schooling 8/. Specie
11th Aug. “
Cr. David Hillhouse Pd store
By. 1 ½ yds. of Biben @ ½ - 1/9. Specie
The above was for Nisbett. the
Shoemaker. he is to make me shoes

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Aug. 26th. 1787
Dr. Abraham Durham Pd self
To 4. # Bacon @ 1/. [illegible]. – specie 4/.
29.
Dr. Hugh Jones Schoolmaster
To A bushel of meal - - specie 3/6
Sepr. 1st.
Dr. Hugh Jones Schoolmaster
To 13. # Bacon Pd Jno. Butler. Specie 13/.
4th.
Cr. D. Hillhouse By. 22/. Specie
to Mr. Blackburne
Dr. Mr. Blackburne Pd self
To Hard Cash pd. Hillhouse 22/.
The whole amt. of Hillhouse’s acct.
Amounts in Specie to £ 22.14.2.
paid Him 2470. # of Tobo. } 23:0:11
@ 18/8 Pd Cr - - - - - - - - - } .6.9
The above Ball of 6/9. Pd. For Mr. Blackburn
His Paper money acct - - - - £ 10 u 15 u 0
Paid him 768. # Tobo. 18/8. 10 u 15 –
His acc. In Paper money - - £ 2 u 5 . . 0
Sep. & 15/3 Hard. To Mr. Blackburn
paid Him a Hhd. Tobo. suposd to be 1070. as Chd.
The 3d. of April, @ 56/. Paper & 18/8 specie

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Sepr. 4. 1787. Setled accts. With David Hillhouse & find he owes me for a Hogs hed of Tobo. he sent to Charleston. Gross 1198. Suposd to be 1070 Neet. @ 56/ m Paper & 18/8 hard Pd Cr. & Laid Paper money in Part. as Chargd 24th. of may & 24th of June 45/. Also 15/3 Hard money to Mr. Blackburn. As pur acct from under Mr. Hillhouses Hand
S Butler
13th
Dr. Abraham Durham Pd Billey
To a pare of Shews - - - - 9/4d. Specie
14th
Dr. Hugh Jones Pd Jno. Butler
To 6 ½ . # of Bacon @ 1/. Pd lt. 6/6. Specie
15.
Cr. David Hillhouse Pd self
By Cash pd. Henderson for Chairs
26/. Hard money or 60/ Paper
Cr. Mr. Nesbett. Shoemaker
By making 3 pr. Womens shoes 9/.
By Do one pr. Corse mens Do - - -
By Do. 1. Pr. Corse Boys Do - -

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Sepr. 15th 1787.
Dr. Nesbet Shomaker (Specie)
To Half a bushel of Corn 1/9s
To making 3 pr. Of Heals – 1/6
To 1 ½ yds. Riben the 11th. augs. - - 1/9
Cr. Abraham Durham Pd By Clay
By Weaving 427. yards of
Cloth @ Pd [illegible]
30th.
Dr. Hugh Jones Pd Billey
To 15 # of Shote [or “shoat” – a young hog that has been weaned] meet. without. feet. or Head.
At. 6d. P pound - - - - - 7/6
Octo. 15th. 1787
Dr. Thos. Wingfield Junr.
To Paper money in p. – of Six pound
borrowed in the Sumer - £ 5 u 0 u 0
To. Hard money Lent. A dobleloon
full Wt. - - - - - - - £ 3 u 10 u 0
Cr. David Hillhouse Pd store,
By Paper money - - - - 20/.
20th.
Cr. D Hillhouse Pd store by J Butler
By 3. # Brown Shugar
By ½. # Ginger - - -
By a book - - J Butler 4/8

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Octo 21st.
Dr. Wm. Mc.Maury Pd self
To 3. # Brown Shugar
To half a pound of Ginger
To an ordor on. Hillhouse for £ 4 u. 6
Paper money after takeing out.
The Price of the above Shugar etc
23d.
Dr. Hugh Jones Pd Jno. Butler
To 2 ½ Bushells of Corn @ 2/0 – 5/.
Novr. 5th.
Dr. Jno. Shackelford Pd Son John
To 2 Sides of Shue Lether Lent.
To 1. Side of a Hefers Skin for Uper Let-
=her, [leather] 2 ½ years old [illegible] Lent.
Some time in October Capt. Worsham, Pd. me £ 4 u 10 Paper money he Recd. for me of. Aples for Waggon hire. - -
Pd. Him for Balif Getting Grants, 2/6
Dr. Jno. Wingfield Junr. same time
To Cash pd. Worsham for Grants 7/6
15.
Cr. David Hillhouse Jno. Butler
By Paper money - £ 5..0 u 0
16
By Paper money - - - 1 u 1 u 0
By 80 yds. of oznabrig @ 1/. Hard specie
Money - - - - - - - -

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Novr. 30th. 1787.
Abraham Durrahm Acct. - £ 2 u 9 u 3
My acct. ags. Him - - - - - - - - 1 u 2 u
Balle. Dew Him - - £ 1 u 7 u 3
Decr. 8th. [“8th” crossed through]
Cr. Pain Merc. at. a [illegible]
By 5 yds. cloth catten 10/6 - £ 2 u 10 u 6
By Buttons 5/. By Thred & silk 2/4_ 7 u 4
7th. £ 2 u 17 u 10
Cr. Lille Hepen Taylor
By 1 ½ days work - - - - - - 7/ -
8th
Dr. Hepen Taylor
To 1 Hog 75. # Gross
Paid Coats. my Tax - - - £ 5 . 8 u 7
My cost - - - - - - - 2 u 10
7 u 18 . 7
Thos. Wingfield - - Do. 4 . 5 . 11
Dr. Thos. Wingfield
To Cash Paid oats more than you }
Gave me for Tax - - - - - - - - - - - - } 2/.
in Hand 10/6, SW. 7/6 - - - - - - -- } 18
20/u
Dec. 20th. Bought. Of A Shana Goods
To amount of - - - - - - - - - £ 50 . 11 . 3 ½
paid him 4 hhds. Tobo. Nett. 3973 #.
1 Do. Jos. Williams Do. 960
Viz. ETB 722:1438:146:1292 } 4933
XX 743:1516:145:1371 }
744:1456:146:1370 }
EW 619:1118.150. 960 }
4933

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Dec. 20th
Bought. Of Payne Goods to amt.
Of - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - £
Before - - - - - - - - - - - - - £.
Dr. Jno. Danacott.
To Cash pd. for Waggonage of
Tobo. By Coopering – 27/4.
Pd. for 2 Hides - - - - - 12/.
Spent - - - - - - - - - -- - - ½ -
25.
Lent. Mr. Wingfield 2 Case botles
of Rum –
26th. Do. 2 Do.
Lent. I Danacott. 1 Case bottle
Of Rum
27.
Lent. Isaac Williams 1 pint. of
Rum & 1. # of Shugar –
25.
Gave Samson 6. # of shugar &
1 qt. of Rum for 2 Bells. one Big
One in Hand & he is to make another
Litle one soon
Decr. 26th. Pd self
Cr. Joseph Williams
By 1. hhd. Tobo. at. Augusta
960. # Nett. @ 18/0 Pd out, £ 8 u 10 u 2 ¼
NB. I don’t find the above Hhd. of Tobo. Credited. in its proper place have Therefore Enterd it. here as he has a Rect. For the deliverey of the Same, but. if fond any where Else in my acct. this to stand for nothing E Butler
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Dr. Peter Terrell Sent. To E Butler
26. Jany. 1787
To 8. # Shugar @ 1/. - - - £ 0 u 8 u 0
April 10th.
To 30. # Do. @ 19.d - - - - - 1 u 5 u 0
Jany. 26th – 1787 Cr.
By 6 weeding Hoes @ 4/8. – 1 u 8 u 0
By 2 Bushell of Salt – 0 u 3 u 0

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Wm. Mc. Murey to E Butler Dr.
Octo 12th 1786 specie
To 2 bushells of Wheat. @ 4/ - 8/ -
June 1787
To Yr. Part. of Inspecting Tobo.}
Etc Waggonage etc Hhd. 88/. Specie} £ 0 u 13 u 6
To prising - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 u 0
To 3. # Shugar & ½. # Ginger - -
To pd. Black Morn ordor 25/ u paper
To an ordor on Hillhouse - -
Octo 9th. 1786
By 7. # Stock in Threed – “ . 4/u
June 1787
By 300. # of tobo. at. 56/. Paper}
& 18/8 Hard Money - - - - - - - - - }
_ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ “ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ “ _ _ _ _ _ ___ _
Hillhouse 1070. # Tobo. @ 56/. £ 29.19
Paper money 2 u 5
15/3 Hard @ 3 for 1 – 2 u 5 u 9} £ 29.19.
To pay T. W. - - - - - - - 6 u 0 u 0} 19.2.9
Do. Henderson 3 u 0 u 0} .10 16.3
Do. Mc. Mamy 5 u 12 u 0}
£ 19 . 2 . 9
Will be Left £ 10 u 16 . 3 Paper
Hard @ 1/3 £ 3 u 12 u 1
Mr. Hillhouse owes me 10/. Hard money for P. Tobo.

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Dr. Jno. Wingfield Sen
April 24th 1784
To Cash Left. with you
£ 13 u 16 u 0
To Cash by Wooten - - - - 50 u 2 u 0
To Do. Yr. Brother - - - - - 200 u 0 u 6
1785
To 44/6 Court. Of Clames}
Cert. @ 1/3 - - - - - - is - - - } u u 14 u 10
To an order from Jno. Priddy 4 u 10 u 0
To Sundryes Pd. Sheriff - 8 u 3 u 42
To a bottle of Carter Toile . 9 u 0
To pd. Oliver his acct. 20 u 18 u 8
To Sirveying - - - - - - - 1 u 0 u 0
£ 299 u 14 u 42
{These accts is in Virginia money Dollars @ 6/ - EB}
I do Certify the above accts. To be Just. & True
E Butler
Mr. Wingfield 13 May 1786
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[illegible] Acct. With E Butler Cr.
1785 By Cas [“Cash”?]of you land for Rent 2 u 0 u 0
By Do. Of Mrs. King - - - - - - - -10 u 0
By Do - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 u 0
By an Intrest. Warrant}
Of yr. Son Thos - - - - - - - - }2 u 2 u 8
By Cash of Oliver - - - - - -158 u 19 u 92
By Do. Of do. By Gr. Son - 7 u 10 u 0
171 u 4 u 52
May 13th. 1786
2 Balls. Dew Edwd.}
Butler By the above} 128 u 9 u 11
Acct. - - - - - - - - - - - - } £ 299 u 14 u 42
May 13th. 1786
Sir
Their is £ 128 u 9 u 11. dew from you to me, yr. acct. aggs. Me I do not. know therefor please to settul up that. & deduct. it. from it. you Have asm all acct. ags. Me since I have been out. here which you will please to Settal also & do Justice by my Wife & children as in fact. they are yours as well as mine, I think for the youse of the money you have had you must. pay Garland for his troble, & Rimber if you pay the Balls. in any thing but money you will pay it at. Half price at. Lest as that will not. make an amends in the Purchase of Land
Mr. Jno. Wingfield Sr. 64th. etc E Butler

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(Harbing)
Mr. Wingfield owes me I expect.
By a rough Calculation £ 62 u 0 u 0
J. Shackelford Do. Abbott. 50 u 0 u 0
D. Msc. - - - - - - - -- - -- 4d
Wmson. - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 u 0 u 0
Cash on Hand - - - - - - - - - - 26 u 0 u 0
£ 140 u 10 u 0
Decr. 24th. 1786 EB –
The above if I cold put. It. wold buy alloud bit. of Land. EB –

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20th Novr. 1785
Traded with Jno. Shackelford Hallafax a bond. Matthias Abbott. To me of £ 61 u 2 u 6 with some Intrust, for a bond of one Marbereys in Georgia. Both of which is to be made Good By him & my self & the Bals. of. Either side where Collected to be made up but. if EB –

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Wm. Grimes – Dr.
To foder 12/ - - - - - £ 0 u 12 u 0
To pd. Thilmains Exr. “ 5 u 0
To accts Jd. Hill - - - - - - - - 3 u 6
To pd. Stephen Pettus - - 4 u 15 u 22
£ 5 u 15 u 82
Cr.
By Cash of Wm. Kimbrough £ 1 u 0 u 0
Pelters Bagland - - - - -- - - - - 1 u 3 u 6
Wm. England - - - - - - - - - - - 1 u 14 u 9
Wm. Diracott - - - - - - - - - - - 2 u 0
Majr. Winston - - - - - - - - - - 15 u 0 u 0
£ 19 u 0 u 43
6 Gunnes £ 8 – 8 – 0} 5 u 15 u 82
1/2 Do 14 . 0} £ 13 u 4 u 62
13 dollars 3 u 18 u 0} Cash of 8 u 18 u 9
Small money 5 - } Hoopes
£ 13 u 5 u 0 £ 22 u 3 u 3 ½

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Octo. – 11th – 1785
Dr. Jno. Shackelford Pd self
To Cash pd. for Rifell - - - £ 4 u 15 u 0

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1784 Cr.Mrs. Mary Jones ^ with E Butler
Novr. 24.
By 4 Negroes - - - - - - - £ 260 u 0 u 0
Decr. 6
By Cash of C. Tompkins 200 u 0 u 0
Jany. 1785
By 1 mon the Hire of fellow 1 u 0 u 0
260
20
6 / 5200
4/8.66
216

Mr. Jno. Grimes - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dr.
1787 Novr. 5.
To Alutto Knife lent - - - - - - - - - - £ 0 u 6 u 0
1783 June 20
To 87. # of flower @ 2d - - - - - - - - -0 u 14 u 6
To 47. # of Bacon @ 72d - - - - - - - - 1 u 9 u 4
Augt. 5 To Half a pint. tumbler - - - - - - - - - 0 u 1 u 0
Sepr. 4 To 31. # of Beef @ 20 [illegible] - - - 0 u 6 u 2 ½
- 20 To 43 ½ of Dito @ do - - - - - - - - - - 0 u 8 u 8
Octo 1. To Cash lent. 9d ¾ - - - - - - - - -- - - 0 u 0 u 3 ¾
11. To 100. # of Indian meal or}
Half a Barrell of ^ [illegible] Corn} 0 u 8 u 0
18. To 3 Bushells of wheat. 0 u 15 u 0
To 2 ½ Bushells of Do. 0 u 12 u 6
£ 5 u 1 u 6 ¼

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1784 Dr. Mrs. Mary Jones Cr. E Butler
To Land etc - - - - - - - - - - - - - £ 600 u 0 u 0
To Disapointment. etc
To Do.in corn & foder you}
Bought. of me & was to pay}
Me the 1st. of Octo. - - - - - - }
To 2 pr. of shoes & 2 pr. Stockens. 0 u 14 u 0
To 2 Hats etc. 2 pr. Breaches 9/ - - - 14 u 0
To 2 Shirts - - - - - - - - 8 u 6
Pd us ------ Contra ----- Cr
1783
By Sucke Butler Bord}
132 days to go to School} £ 3 u 0
Novr. 7 To By Cash 72d £ 0 u 0 u 7 ½
£ 3 u 0 u 7 ½
Balls. dew EB ---- 2 u 0 u 10 ¾
£ 5 u 1 u 6 ¼
Pd Edwd. Butler

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1784
Mr. Jno. Wingfield Ser. Dr.
April 24
To Cash Left. with you £ 13 u 16 u 0
To a Blanket for george “ 10 u 0
To Cash pd. mantelow - - - - - - - - - 6 u 8
To a pr. of Shoes 6/.} D. Meriwether 1 u 2 u 6
To Store - - - - - - 6/6} To Setul This £ 1 u 9 u 2
To over pd. in money Sent}
you by Mr. Meriwether} 1 u 0
Decr. 3d
To Cash fur Wooton to}
Buy corn etc. - - - - - - - } 50 u 2 u 0
8. To Dito by yr. Brother 200 u 0 u 6
To Court. of Clames Certificate ^ at. 1/3 Specie 4 u 6
1785
June 20
To pd. Pope [illegible] at yr.}
Sute sqr. Crutchfield - - - } 7/6 - - - - - 7 u 6
Augs. 1 –
To an order from J. Priddy 4 u 10 u 0
To Clerk G Court. - - - - - - - - - u 10 u 0
To Sherifs Tickets - - - - - - - - - u 13 u 1 ½
To County & parish Levie 1 u 19 u 0
To Tax on yr. Land - - - - - - - - 3 u 0 u 6
Novr.
To half Tax on Do at. 1 u 10 u 3
To Court. Clames Cert. ^ 1/3 Specie 2 u 0 u 0
To Cash pd. pollard Recor}
ding Deed - - - 3/1 - - - - - } 0 u 3 u 0
To a bottle of Caster Ile 0 u 9 u 0
To Oliver his acct - - - - - - - 20 u 18 u 8
To Sirveying - - - - - - - - - - - 1 u 0 u 0

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1784 Pd us Contra - Cr.
By Cash of Davd. Meriwether £ 1 u 18 u 0
Jany. 9th 1785
By Cash of your land - 2 u 0 u 0
By Cash of Mrs. King - - - - - . u 10 u 0
Feby. 21.st
By Do. Of Do. 2/ - - - - - - - 2 u 0
May
By An Intrust Warrant} £ 2 u 2 u 8
Rec. of Son Thos. - - - }
Novr.
By Cash of Oliver £ 158 u 19 u 9 ½ d
By Do. Of Son - - - - - - 7 u 10 u 0
171 u 4 u 45 ½

£ 287 u 9 u 0 ½
171 u 4 u 5
£ 116 u 4 u 7 ½
75 u 2 u 0
41 u 2 u 7 ½
Land - - - - - £ 166 u 9 u 9 ½
Oliver & tax 30
£ 136 u 9 u 9 ½

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11 Now to conclude & finish my song
I wish I was in Virginia
If I have said any thing that’s wrong
I am shure Ile forfit aGuinia
12 If I have sung any thing that’s wrong
I am shure I should be sorry
I have partly seen what. I have
& I have made my Song in a Hurey

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Our critic readers must. here excuse
The artless strain of our poetic muse,
And kindly Listen while the sequel tell
What dire fatality a Noble Land befell
1
Come saints behold what. god has done
and trust. his mighty hand
The Lord hath raised great. washington
To Save our Bleeding Land
2
Cornwallis famd that. man of might.
appeared within our Land.
The Tories to him took their flight
and bowd at. his command
3
Georgia was easely subdewd
and Charlestown Could not. Stand
Lincoln the great. the just. the good
fell into Clintons hand
4
Cornwallis then marchd on with speed
O’er all the sylvan plain

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The sons of Liberty did bleed
And all their hopes ware slain

5th
The friends of george no Longer hide
But. boldly strut. and swell.
The Rebells they with scorn deride
And wish them all in hell.
6th
at. Length great. General gates appeard.
exaulted high in fame
The British hero quckly heard.
and met. him on the plain
7
No Benington Success was their
nor Saratoga song
Cornwallis had ^ no Burgoyne fare
nor gates the Yankeys sons
8th
All thunder struck the battle Lost,
Some run & some Ware Slain
Great. Gates escap’d upon his horse
Afraid to own his name
9
Then Caroliner south & north.
ware filled with pain & woe
The Tories seciz’d their neighbours worth.
And Wigs away must go,
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10th
All our dependence was then in god,
He heard our pensive groan
Wee knew his hand & felt. his rod
And bowd before his throne
11th
The warlike green, Rhode Island’s son
commisioned from on high
In this distressing hour did come
And all our fears did fly
12th,
Morgan the waggoner boldly fought,
with Tarlton and his crew,
Morgan made Captive all his foot,
none but. his horse men flew.
13th
Green met. Cornwallis in the field
where blood the earth did stain
and Sampson Like he wold not. yield
but. Slew a thousand men
14th,
The smith blew up his fire so well
their Iron hard did melt,
Britons his anvil their did smell
and his hard hamer felt.

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15.
The British Lord then turned his course
and green pursewd as fast,
had food been plenty for his force
no doubt. he’d slain the Last
16
his Lordships rout. brought. him abought,
into Virginia Land
the sword & bayonet then ware found
in every buckskins hand
17
he marched along with raped speed
with Tarlton and his crew,
Our public stores could not. be freed
For shurly tarlton flew.
18
Fear not. said he I’le do no harm
but. Get. My horses feed
you need not. Shun the dread alarm
for I am brittons breed
19
Poor Tories how they’ve been deceived
They thought. the Earl ‘ad been honey
But. all whoever him believed
have Lost their Land & money

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20
Burgoyne had Indians for his aid
and Lord Cornwallis slaves
These ware the Chiefest friends he made
and they soon Left. the knaves
21
The French boy with his yankey troops
And graney Wayne appeard
Cornwallis struck with pallid, Looks
down to his ships he steard
22
The gallic force forbid his flight.
And stopp’d his watery way
Their potent. fleet. appeard in sight,
And forc’d him their to stay
23d
Great. Washington that. man of skill
whom Europas states revere
his Lordships heart. With grief did fill
for he came marching near.
24
The troops together all combin’d
& Lay close seage to York
Without. The Loss of any time
They all engaged the work

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25
Cannon Like claps of thunder roar
at. Washingtons Comand,
The Earth all staind with Crimson gore
And Brittons fanting stand
26
Cornwallis struck among the rest.
Retired into his Cave
But. balls still whistling round his nest
no peace he there could have
27
He who Rang’d the contry oer
was now confin’d in town
quivering he stood upon the shore
for want. of elbow room
28.
Ye Clouds of heaven distill no Rain
The Great Jehovah said.
While haughty brittons all are slain
or bow the Stubern head
29
Cornwallis Lookt. both night. & day
To See a british fleet.

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To drive the force of france away,
that. he might. then retreat.
30
But. no deliverance Could be found,
for god had fix’d his fate
That he should be a prisoner bound,
and yield unto the states
31
Where are my titles and my fame
The second burgoyne cryes
I either must. survive in shame
or fall a sacrifice

32d
Must buckskins yankeys france and spain
All Join the Triumph sound,
Upon the yankey doodle strain
That I’m a prisoner bound,
33
Tarleton & Lynco satans aid’s
Ware thunder struck with guilt.
The Judgment. made their souls afraid
For harmless blood theyd spilt
34
A Council then of war was held
and all agreed as one

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To drop their arms upon the field
and bow to washington
35
Is this the man that. man so great.
Who fill’d our Land with woe
who threatened vengeance to the states
is he become so Low.

36
Is Lord Cornwallis over come
Who made the earth to trimble
Like Lucifer he’s fallen down
And doth him much Resemble
37.
No more Let. Brittons proudly boast
of what. their arms can do
Burgoyne has Lost. his alban [British]host,
And Lord cornwallis too
38
No more shall france be stigmatiz’d
with coward rogue & knave
but. their good conduct. shall be priz’d
amongst. the hero’s brave
39
Arnold now trembles in despair
To hear of Brittains loss

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his heart. doth palpitate to hear
of guineas rope and cross

40
his wounded leg will ne’er forget.
but. if we catch the knave
we’ll bury that. amongst. the great.
The dogs the rest. may have
41
Sir Harry’s bulls no more shall roar
no more shall gold be given
now he may sail to brittains shore
And carry arnold with him
42.
The distant. nations shall Rejoice
To hear of Washington
And Join to sing with harts & Voice
The deeds of Eighty one [1781]
43
October being big with fates
Shall be Remberd well
twas then burgoyne resign’d to gates
& Lord Cornwallis fell

44
our Independence is our own
the Lord hath so decreed

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king george bids fair to loose his crown
and north as fair to bleed
45.
No more Let. Zion heartless grow
that. god rejects her prayer
for he hath sav’d our Land from woe
and fin’d his standerd there
46
Tho’. all the nations of the earth.
should with his Church Engage
and breath out. Slaughter war & death
he’d blast. Them in his rage
47.
Not. washington nor france nor spain
Shall have our sacred Lays
but. Christ. the lamb who once was slain
Shall have our sacred Praise

48
Glory to god who Reihns ^ above
and sends his goodness down
and turns about. his wheals of Love
To make his gospel known

Finis

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Great. Mighty chief thy venerable name
Ever shall shine first. on the role of fame
of thee the ages yet. unborn shall sing
Resound thy praise while brittain mourns her king

Glory to thee great. Leader of the train
Engag’d the Cause of freadom to maintain

Whilst. with the blest. what. tyrants need we fear
And heaven in smiles bids the a helmn appear
Slavery herself with her Infernal train
hartless appears, shaking her galling chain
Immortal honours shall thy name secure
ne’er to fall While sun & moon endure
Great. Horses kings, to honor shall combine
the greatest. best. & worthiest. of man kind
old greece & Rome who mighty heroes Sang.
ne’er produst. so. great. so good a man

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New Georgia is a plesant. place
If we could but. Enjoye it.
Indians & Rogues they are so great
They allmost. Have distroyd it.
2
all you that. want. to purchase wit.
here you may buy a plenty
& Let. Your purse be Ere’ so full
You soon may have it Emty
3
Their is one thing more attends this place
Which we do call an Evil
When we make Corn Wheat. & Rice
Its Eatin by the weavel

4
Not. only so we must. work hard
& Take great Care to make it.
To Let. us all with one accord
Conclude for to forsake it,
5
Altho this province is so bad
You may rais heaps of cattle
They’l rais them selves without Expence
and that. is half the battle

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6
Here you may keep five hundred head
as Easy as keep Twenty
here you may soon fill up your dish
When. that. it. doth got. Empty
7
The flies in Sumer time they are so Bad
They all most. kill our Creatures
They dare not. go into the Swamps
for feat of the musqueaturs

8
They are best. of in winter time
They have no need of feeding
& I am Shure in sumer time
They have no need of bleeding
9
now to new Georgia I bid farewell
hoping times may alter
hoping all the worst. of Rogues
Soon may Get the halter
10
Could but the Indians be subdewd
& Rogues could have their portion
Their could not. be a better place
A this side of the otion

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A Littlerod, of 300 acres of Land on the Road, To sell or trade for negroes
A strait. Line from the hickory in Mrs. Cookds. Plantation to the creek
Tobo. from Bunch & Burnley
Fortsnatim Crutchfield. Tobo. aply to the Sheriff Radford
Mr. Wingfield thinks Dismucker & Graham was to pay 30/. Pur bushels for the Salt. They had. & the flower they pd. was at. 2d. P pound
Wm. Thompson owed Mr. Wingfield fifteen Pound Some o’d Shillings for which he had his bond, Dated ten or twelve years ago. for money advanct. for him in payment. Of Thompkins affairs for which he agreed to pay the Like sum To the Like afairs to overton Exm. Etc. for Execution as Sheriff on Johnsons Judgt.

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1784
Thos. Wooten - - - - - - Dr.
Octo. 25
To 6 Barrells of Corn £ 3 u 0 u 0
Decr. 3d.
To feeding yr. mare etc.}
19 days @ 1/. P day - - } 0 u 19 u 0
24
To feeding Sorrell horse}
21 days at 1/. P day } 1 u 1 u 0
£ 5 . 0 . 0

No. 1 – B. - - - - - - - - - - £ 157 u 3 u 0
2 – B - - - - - - -- - - - 60 u 0 u 0
3 – C - - - - - - - - - - - 60 u 0 u 0
Do - - - - - - - - - - - - - 88 u 16 u 0
4 – C W Gaines 13 – 5 – 0

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1784
3d Decr. Thos. Wootten
By Cash not. Pd. for salt. Etc £ 0 u I u 9
By Driving my Waggon}
To Georgia - - - - - - - - } 3 u 0 u 0
£ 3 u 1 u 9
Balls. due E Butler £ 1 u 18 . 3
£ 5 . 0 . 0

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Jno.Wingfield of Oliver
33 Crown 6/d - - - - - - - - -- - - - - £ 11 u 0 u 0
96 Dollars 6/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - 28 u 16 u 0
34 Half Do – 3/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 u 2 u 0
37 Half Iou 4d/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 88 u 16 u 0
Small money 5/. 5 u 0
£ 133 u 19 u 0

Pd. Oliver for Cash}
Over pd. you} 20 u 18 u 8
Sirveying - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 u 0 u 0
Litlepage - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 u 2 u 1 ½
£ 158 u 19 u 9 ½

265. acres Land}
at. 12/ - - - - - - } £ 159 u 0 u 0

15. Acres More - - - - - - - - - - - - - £ 9 u 0 u 0
Pd. Sam Thos. Father etc. to buy} 1 u 10 u 0
133 – 19 £ 7 u 10 u 0
7 – 10
141. u 9
3 Half Iou - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 – 4
Small money 6
£ 7 u 10

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Sent. To Georgia 3. Decr. 1784
By Thos. Wooten
Cash to buy Corn etc - - - - - - - - - £ 50 u 2 u 0
Do. To Bare Expences - - - - - - - - 9 u 18 u 0
13 Negroes Vitzt, Lew, George,
Sawney, mingo, Dampier,
Lewa Jones, Daniel, Sol, peg,
Haner, Tiller, Reuben, Rose
1 Waggon & Geen Completely fixt.
With lether collars, etc & cover with
20 yds of Linen in it
1 Tent. with 25 yds. Linen in it
4 new Bags, 1 small salt. do.
4 Horses, Vizt. 1 Gray Mare 1. Bay
Horse Colt. 1 old Bay Horse 1 Gray p.

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Tooles etc Sent. To Georgia the
3d. of Decr. 1784 by Thos. Wooton
X cut. Saw & file, Hand Saw & file
1 Whipsaw file, 1 Broad ax
6 Narrow axes, 1 Hatchet.
2. Grubing Hoes, 6. Hilling Do. [hoes]
4 weeding Hoes, 1 pr. of Wedges,
1 frowe, [a cleaving tool with a wedge-shaped blade] 1 Howel, [a plane used to make barrels] 2 augors & gouge
2 Chiswils, 1 pad lock & staples etc
1 set. of Irons for Syth, 2 Irons for plow
1 Ring for ox yoak – ½ Inch Beed.
73.# of Bar Iron, 10.# of German Steel
1 duch oven, 2 Pots, 1 Iron bond Keg
Rams Horn Indian Pecs for Said,
Big fredricks Tobo. Seed.
June peach stones, foward may Cheryes
Collard Seed, Lettuc Seed, snaps
Gord Seed, Good Watermillion seed,
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Exps. Etc from Hallafax a day
9th
Forage @ Boyads - - - - - 1/9 - - - - JS___ u [“JS” likely refers to John Shackelford]
Do. @ Banester - - - - - - 1/9. JS u
Do. @ Biles - - - - - - - - - 2/4 u JP [“JP” likely refers to John Priddy]
Pd. for pint. Rum 1/3. u JP
10th
Pd. for Dito - - - - - - - - 1/6. JS u
Pd. for coin - - - - - - - - 6/. u EB x [“EB” likely refers to Edward Butler]
Do - - - - - - 1/u – u - JP
11.th pd. for Cakes 1/6. - - JS u
Pd. for forage - - - - - - - 1/9 EB
Pd. Beans - - - - - - - - - - 4/. - - - u JP
12 22/10.d
7/7.d
Jno. Priddy ows me - - - 3/ -
Pd. 1/3
B Dew 1.9
12th. Pd. Norvell my Self 2/8 E Butler

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April 20th. Spent. At. Court. 1/6. - - - - - - JP
21. Do. @ Do - - - - 1/1p - - - - - JP
Pd. George - - - - 1/6 - - - - - - JP
22d. pd. @ Roasdels. - 4/6 - - - - - - EB
25th. pd. for Brakefast. 2/11 - - - - - EB
27th. pd. for Grog - - - 1/3 - - - - - - JP
Do. 1 pint Rum 1/35 - - - - - JP
{pd. Jno. Priday Cash 28/. He owes me now 8/. Our Exps. Not. Counted in}
[The above line was crossed through]
28th I had in Cash 52/11. Pd. Mr. Shackelford 5/.
Jno. Priddy pd me 6/. Owes me 2/. pd 1/6
Pd. for pint. of Rum 8d - - - - - - - - - JP
30th. pd. for Corn 9d Dito 1/6 - - - 2/3 - - - JP
May 1st. pd. for corn 6/. Do. Super 1/6 JP
2d. Exps. in for & Brandy Before 1/6. JP
Dito Whiskey - - - - - - - - 1/6. JP
3d. pd. Exps. at. Mocks - - 4/6 EB
Pd. Whisk 1/6 EB
4th. pd. for Corn & Brakefast 3/. EB
Pd. for ½ Bushel of Corn 3/. EB
5th. Sent Jno. Priddy - - - - - 3/. EB
[to the side appears to be a notation of the price for a pig/s]

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16 march 1784
Setled Exps. Each man £ 1 u 6 u 10
7th April
Pd. for Land Warrant - - - - 18 u 0
20th
Setled & Exps. Each man 1 u 13 u 4
25th march
Pd. Shewing horse - - - - - 3 u
21st. april
Left. with Mr. Wingfield £ 13 u 16 u 0
Pd. for putting on 1. Old Horsshew 3 u 0
27th. Pd. for Dito, - - - - - - - - - - 2 u 6
28. pd. Jno. Shackelford for mending Sadle 5 u 0
3d may pd. for Shewing horse - - - - 7 u 6
6th. Exps. To Hallafax 1 u 0 u 0
12th. Do. To Hanover u 7 u 7
Do. Pd. Norvell - - - - - - - 2 u 8
20 u 5 u 5
Jno. Priddy ows me 1 u 9
Cash on Hand 2 u 12 u 0
£ 22 u 17 . 5
£ 5 u 11 u 5}
1 u 1 u} Total Exps. £ 6 . 9 u 5
£ 4 u 10 u 5} Bill Land} 1 u 6 u
Sale Etc.} £ 5 . 3 . 5
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EButler - - - - - Certifecate 1000 a cr
Jno. Priddy - - dito 850 Do.
Jno. Wingfield Sr. dito - - 800
Jno. Wingfield Jur. dito 900
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ “ _ _ _ _ _ _ “ _ _ _ _
Mr. Priddy pd. me Eight. Dollars
- - - - -- - “ - - - - - - - - “ - - - - -
5th. April 1784
Exps. Etc. to Augustia,
pd. for Fearge @ Little River 1/. H & B
pd. Exps. @, 3/. H. D. B
pd. for Almanack 1/3 Virginia [illegible]
pd. Exps. At. Colo. Martains 3/8 starg.
Cr. Degarnet. By Cash in full 1/. Hc
Buckner Harris ows me 1/6 stl.
7th. April
Had 2 dollars at. first. on hand 2/3. Cr.
pd. Ben Citchens Twelve Dollars to.
Get. out. 4 Land Warrents.
Pd. for Lining 1/63/4 - - }
Pd. for paper & nales 2/3} starling
Pd. Exps. At. Browns 4/8. Do.
Pd. Do - - - - - - - - - 2/4 - Do. 1/6.
9 Do. 1/6u { Gave George 14.d on Hand half a dolar

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Cr. John Priddy pd self
By Cash Lent. A Round quarter of A
Dollar & a Cent. Do - - - - - - 3/u
Ferage [cost of a ferry]@ Little River - - 6d
Expinses @ Noblins - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 u 0.
almanack - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 u 0
Exps. @ martains - - - - - - - - - -- - - - 3. 8.
Pd. for Lining - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1. 6 ¾
Do. Paper & nales - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2. 5. ¾
Exps. At Browns - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4. 8.
Do - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 u 4.
Do for Hors & Rum - - - - - - 1 u 6.
Exps. @ Flukers - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 u 6
1/3 £ 1 u 2 u 22
6 u 6 u 8. ¾
£ 1 . 6 . 11 ¼
4 ¼ Dollars - - - - 1 . 5 . 6
. 1 . 52

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March 7th. 1784 Gen Locks
Bill
12 Bundles foder £ 0 u 4 u 0
1 Bushl. Corn - - - - 6 u
Loging - - - - - - - - - 1 u 6
£ 0 u 11 u 6

Exps. Mr. Priddy & my Self
29 March
Exps. @ Bardels 5/9 JP
Do. at. Wilks {1/6,} cut,
23 pd. for foder - - - - - {3/.} cut.,
30. Exps. @ Court. 1/3 & {1/3. 3/.} do.
April 1st pd. for Corn 42/. - -
Mr. Priddys Exps etc - - - - 3./3. - JP
Esps. To Agusta etc etc}
4 ¼ dollars - - } 25/6, - - EB
Pd. pinkston for Corn - - - - - 9/8 - - EB
Do. - - - -Do - - - - 3 ¾ - JP
Pd. George - - - - - - - - - - 1/6 - - EB
E Butler pd. for Exps. Etc £ 1 u 16 u 8
JP Do - - - - - - - Do. - - - 1 u 10 u 0
20th April £ 3 u 6 . 8
Each man’s part. 1 u 13 u 4
I pd.
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April 20th. 1784 Setled the above acc
& find I am oweing Jno. Priddy
As pur Acct. - - - - - £ 1 u 9 u 8.
To Ambr Edwards Acct. u 9 u 8
B Dew JP - £ 1 u 0 u 0
27th. pd. – Dito 28/u

April 21st,
Left. with Mr. Wingfield To Run Land
Etc by Mr. Priddy. fifteen Dollars
£ 4 u 10
Left. with Mr. Wingfield EB. For Do.
Forty Six Dollars Pd E Butler
£ 13 u 16 u 0.
I have Left. on hand
2 french Crowns - - - - - - - - £ 0 u 13 u 4
1 half Ioe - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 u 8 u 0
2 Guinius - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 u 16 u
Dew JP. - - - - - - - £ 5, u 17 u 4
£ 4 u 17 u 4

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Expences etc. 20th. Grog 3d ¾ JP.
Fearage 1/6. EB. 22d. Expences 1/6 EB
23. Expences 3/9. EB. Fearage 1/6. JP
(28th, fearage 1/. JP) March 2d. pd. for Stoping. Horses ¾, JP
R & B. Do. for Bell 6/. P 9th.
March 5th, pd. for foder 1/6 EB
7 pd. for foder & Corn & whisk 6/. E
Pd. for Whiskey 1/6. EB
8 pd. for Exps. - - - 2/8 EB
Do. Fearage - - - 1/9 ¾ EB
9. Exps. @ G Locks 7/9 - - JP
Do [illegible] - - - 1/6 - - - EB
10 Exps. - - - - - - - - - 3/10 ½ EB
Do - - - - - - 3/ ¾ . JP
Had at. Dairies for which AE was to pay
1 Bushell of Corn 4B. Blades
All of us Got. our Diners - - - -
12th. pd. Exps. 5/7 ½ - - - EB
13 – pd. Do. – 1/6 – Do. 2/1 ½ EB
Pd for Diner - - 2/3. EB
14 pd. Exps. - - - - - 3/. EB
Do - - - - - - - 3/1 EB
15. Do - - - - - - - 6/. EB**
16 March setld the above & found our Exps. to.
Be 21/8 p man also JP & etc for Ball pd 5/2 Each
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A Blanket. for George £ 0 u 10 u 0
Cash pd. mantelo - - - - - - - 6 . 8
A pr. of Shoes - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 u 0
To Store - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 u 6
£ . I . 9 u 2
Cash Recd. Of Davd.} 1 u 10 u 0
Meriwether - - - - - - } u 0 u 10
Balls. Dew
£ 37 u 1 u 0} this money Sent. By Dd.
10} Meriwether to Mr. Wingfield
£ 37 u 1 u 10} & Deliverd him & 1/ more
25d. March EB
Taken from The Above} £ 0 u 19 u 0
In small money EB.} 3 u 10
Do £ 1 . 2 . 10
Capt. Wm. Lowe on
To Deliver Thomas - - - £ 9 .. 19 . 6
16 March Left. the above}
Money with Jas. Edwds. } E Butler

Dr. Ambrose Edwards pd self}
To cash dew me for Exps. out} 9/8.
Pd settlement. this day EB.}
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Memorand. Of Lands to inquire for
Flukers Land in Kittle Creek
Ganaway Martins on Little River
A Track of Land on Long Creek:
The Crown name forgot aply to
Collo Williamson
Mr. Landeres Walker Land on
Fishing Creek near Wilkes Courthouse
Aply to W Ford for Collo. W
Anderson Accomp.
Marshels 200 Acres of Land
Adjoining Jno. Grimes Do.
Fish Dam ford on Broad River Nathen
Glinn
Jno. Thomas Seluda River (Island ford)

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[Top portion of this page used as a work page for addition, etc.]
Waggon track 5 feet 10 Ins.
Body 3 feet. 5 Ins.
Damprest Vorge Vol. M, Book
Page 78. No Ram in (Pease)
Deuteronomy 11th Chapter 10th, 12th vs
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Diary of Edward Butler – 1784
Donated by
John Quinn West
Roger Hawes West
Ava West Fleming

On Friday the. 20th day of Feby. 1784
I set. Of for Georgia In Coy. [company] With. Jno. [John] Priddy Senr. & Ambrose Edwards. [9/10 JEL]
It snowed in the morning but. Turnd out a good day. but. Was bad Rideing wee got. To one Sizers in Powetan [likely Powhatan, Va.] 37. Miles
on Saturday the 21st, (a good day) we Started abought. An hour by Sun & at. Syleses ford wee feed our horses & Eat. Brakefast. & in crossing the ford Edwardses Horse Laid down; wee Went. On I Enquired for a Peter Claybrooks in Amelia (Brother of William) but he wold not. give us quarters But was so kind as to direct. us to a Public house in about Amile, When wee Came he had no foder & appeard to Have nothing Else wee went. of & Went by wee met. A boy about. Seven Years old, barefooted going through the Ice & snow (his name was Chamble) & had Run away from his Brothers About 2 miles above & was going to his

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Mothers about 4 miles below. Wee Endeverd Emitate the good Semeriatan by going to the Inn & Takeing Care of him, They agreed to take Care him but wold take no Pay for it. We Went. on his brothers & told them Where he was & went to a mr. Legs an honest. Poor but. Good man 35. Miles
Sunday 22d, we started & about. Sun set. It be to Snow Veary fast. Wee got. To a Mr. Cheatley in Charlote 37. Miles
Monday 23d. A small cloge snow on the ground wee Started & got. To Uncle Roben 6-8 mile by Owens Feary on Stanton River in Hallafa Veary mire in the afternoon 26 miles
Tuesday 24 wee started & got. to Mr. Slaughters on Banestery. 8 miles
Wensday 25th. Snowed all Day wee Lay by at Mr. Slaughters. Abought. an Hour by Sevn at. Night, It. cleard of. (snow about 6 or 8. Inches deep) Mr. Priddy & Mr. Edwards went. a Hunting & soon Came back with Each of them a Turkey, But. Wee Expect they found them in a pen & went and one of the neighbours came & said he saw them & Herd the Guns at. the pen

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Thursday 26th. Still Lay by & feasted on the two Turkeys. [“Mr. Priddy” crossed through] &
Friday 27th. Mr. Priddy & Edwards [“lay” crossed through] went. attempting for dear & Turkers but. could find No Pen. Wee still Lay by.
Saturday 28th, Wee broke Consortship. [partnership or fellowship] Mr. Priddy & my Self. Went. on to Mr. Shackeelfords (Crost. Dan River @ Boyed feary) Mr. Edwards went. up into pitselvaney & we was to meet again @ Mr. Watkins on Dan as soon as the weather Broke (12M) [miles]
Sunday 29th Lay by at. Mr. Shackelford weather still Cold
Monday 1st of march Lay by @ Do ___
Tuesday 2d. ditto ______ Do ___ Do. our horses got. away & Got. Down to the feary. (though)
Wensday 3d, (clouday.) still Lay by A fine Evening
Thursday 4th. Started from Mr. Shackelfords & went. to. Mr. Watkins on Dan 8 miles Where wee ^ was to met Ambrose Edwards But. he never Come till Friday morning

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friday 5th. started from Mr. Watkins About. 10 oClock & Got. into north Caroliner ^ Carwell County Near Hugh Daubenser Snow almost. Gone & Roads veary good, (frogs Began to Sing) & Spring seemed to Come on Crost. Cuntry Line Creek ^ abt. LR where we saw a Mr. Hughs from Macklenburg, moving to Georgia 16 in family Black & White, wee went. on & Encampt. out. a dors about. 2 miles above Colo. mores ^ 25 miles Where my horse got. Choakt. Here was the beginning of Trobule
Saturday 6th. Started by day & [“in Gilford County” crossed through] overtook Mr. Pullum from dan R on hieway to Salude 13. in Coy. Black & White & in Gilford Past. by [illegible] match 20. Whites at work, Crost. At Pine high Rock ford on Haw River 20 miles to Ready fork of Do. 10 miles in all 30 miles Cold, Haild Raind & Snowd & in the afternoon snowd veary fast.
Sunday 7th Started about. an hour by Sun ^ Road Bad Snow 2 inches Deep to Gilford Courthouse 8 miles ^ Dear plenty To Deep River at ^ sqr. Lynseys 12 mile. To Duvalls Mocks in Rowan Coy [County] A Dutchman 9 miles in all 29 miles

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Monday 8th. ^ Road Bad To Swareing Creek ^ Here we saw last. Snow 14 miles Here J. Priddy stopt his horse & said he was satisfyd that. The land was full good he was Willing to Stop here to. Fords orny. 3. miles to. Mores ^ feary ford on Adkin River 5. miles, the Sd. River 250 yds. Wide to Solsbery 47 miles to Gen. Locks 4 ½ miles in all 31. mls Here we pa. an Exstravegent. Bill & was the Dirtiest. place I Ever Saw
Tuesday 9th. ^ It Raind in morning & Roads bad about. 10 Miles from G Lockes we met. A Duchman that had the Wrong End of the Road & told a Drole Tale to. [“Back River 17 miles” crossed through] Cordle Creek 17 m to Rocke River 4 miles to Clarke Creek 1. mile ^ here we had liht to mayke a Duch forg to Jn Mc. Nut Alex & 6 miles Here [“we saw” crossed through] the gras Began to Spring & Doves to [“Hollow” crossed through] Crye, [“in all” crossed through] To More’s mores 2 Do in all 30 Miles This was In Macklenburg Coty NB. @ Alex Do. & mores The people Lookt Like white folks

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Wensday 10th. March a final scim of Ice But. a fine day & good Rode but made a bad Travell To Turkey Scage ford on Catuber River 10 miles) The River wide & Rapid. Here was great. Line of the two Armys Entrenchments etc To The South Branch we went. through Lincoln County 7 miles To Mr. Olivers in South Caroliner 5 miles in all 22 miles here the woods was drye Enough to burn.
Thursday 11 Mr. Oliver was amoving of to Georgia We. Travled as he did & Helped him on With his Stock etc. & Saw to our Right. hand ^ Kings mountain at. a distance Where Fargerson & The Toreys was Defeted by Campwell, we got to a Mr. Watsons about. 14 miles of the Road 12 miles Roads good (Ticks Plenty) & abt. 30 miles Below the Cowpens Where Morgan Defeted Tarlton Disagreeable warm

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Friday 12th. we went from Mr. Watsons to Broad River ^ at. Loves ford 25. miles, the River Broad & Rapid but not. So broad as Catawber Where we Encamp out. of Dores 10 Miles, in all 35 miles – a Good Day & warm grass Springed up Mearyley
Saturday 13. Clowday & Rain to Fair ford at 10. Miles. Here we met. Sqr. Clayton from Virginia Here was the finest. Seat. for a mill I Ever saw to Tyger River 4 miles Here was another fine Mill Seat, To Enoree ^ 100 yds. wide River 7. Miles - To Duncans Creek 4 Miles. To a quakers 3 miles in all 28 mls A Rainy Evening

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Sunday 14th. of March 1784 a windy & rainy morning etc over Bush River & we went. out. of our way to Mr. Thoms. To Little River to Saludy River 25 Miles at Colo. Maysons feary, to ninety Six 7 Miles in all 33. Miles – from Broad River to Ninety Six their was much Line of Graves & Bones of Wigg & Torey that. Fell Dureing the Last War wee staid all night. at. Ninety Six ^ a place still known & Lost. our Horses
Monday 15. We Could not. find our horses Mr. Priddy & my Self went on to Jas. Edwardses abt. 8 miles from Ninety Six on foot. & Left. A Edwds. to Look for the Horses. but. Could not. find them Staid at. Mr. Edwardses a windy Day
Tuesday 16. A Hard morning Ground frozen & Ice We found our Horses & went. to take a sirvey of the.

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Fortifications etc of the Beseag’d etc at. Ninety Six. [“in 1781” crossed through] Still @ Mr. Edwardses
Wensday 17th, still Lay by at. Do. [abbreviation for “Ditto”, apparently referring to Mr. Edwards]
Thursday 18th. Lay by @ Do _______
Friday 19th. A frosty morning Started from Jas. Edwards’s In Coy. With Jno. Priddy to White Hall, 12 miles to Little River 18 miles to Bardels feary on Savener River 3 miles, in all, 33 miles –
Saturday 20th. Enterd Georgia about an Hour by Sun in the morning, Peach Trees in Bloom to Wilks Court. House 25 miles to Mr. Wingfields 5 miles in all 30 miles. Miles Computed at. Random from Hanover to Georgia 503 Miles SE Butler ________

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Sunday 21st. march at. Mr. Wingfields, Snowed fast. in the morning Rain’d. Hail’d & freasd etc all day
Monday 22. A Frozen morning A Great. Sleet, not. Gone till 2 oclock
Tuesday 23, White frost. But. fine morning, went. over Little River & Returnd to Mr. Wingfields –
Wensday 24th. went. up to Mr. Terrells

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Thursday 25th. Went. to Mr. Jo Terrells & To the Shop & had my horse Shod Lookt. over some Lands & Returnd to Mr. Richardsons
Friday 26th, Returnd to Mr. Wingfields A Hot. Day
Saturday 27th. Went. over Little River – To Look at. ^ the Lands of one Stewert. fine Springs on it. a Hot. day
Sunday 28th. Went. to Mr. Terrells Hot. Day
Monday 29th. Went. to Look @ Bagbes Land & to the Court. House, Thunder & Showrey Veary warm
Tuesday 30th. Went. to the Superer Court. @ Wilks Court. House the Court. was ^ to be Composd of A Sircut. Judge & the Justices of the Peace for the

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County, but. the Juge did not. Come The Court. adjornd till the next. Day Ten Oclock (a Dusty dirty place) Their was also a General Muster held at. the Same place, of five Hundred, men at. Least. Under armes & a number of Spectators, firings etc etc etc
Wensday 31st. Went. to Look at Land & to the Court. House the Juge did not come but. the Court. proceeded to business A fellow was Whipt. for Steeling a cow
Thursday April 1st. ^ I Went. to Look @ Land & to the Court. House Mr. Priddy went. over Little River after corn; (whiperwill Cryed @ nt.)
Friday 2d. Lookt. @ Blacks Land, it. Raind about. 10. o Clock & went. up to Mr. Terrells that. Evening Mr. Priddy went. over Litle River

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Saturday 3d. Went. With Mr. Terrell Down to, Ganaways Martains down near Little River to Look at. Land and Returnd in the night. to Mr. Wingfields
Sunday 4th, Mr. Priddy Returnd to Mr. Wingfields I went. to Mr. Terrells & Returnd to. Mr. Wingfields
Monday 5th. Set. of for Agustia in company with B. Harris & was overtaken Below Rights Burgh By Mr. Degarnet. Got. in about, 12 miles of Agustia
Tuesday 6th. Started before Day & Got. in ^ agustia about. a Hour by Sun in the morning Land office not. opened
Wensday 7th, The council adjornd till Tuesday next. at. which time petition will be taken in & Every day in Each week after Except Thursdays

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Fridays & Sundays until the. 27th. of Instant [this same month] @ which time they will proseed to Ballet. [likely “Ballot”]For No. of Warrents etc & on the 17th. of may The Warrents will ^ will be Issued out.
Thursday 8th, Left. Agusta & Got. up to Flukers Near Little River
Friday 9th. Got. to Mr. Wingfields
Saturday 10th. went. to Look at. Bohanans Land
Sunday 11th. at. Mr. Wingfields
Monday 12th went. to Look at. Williams Land on uptons Creek
Tuesday Staid at. Mr. Wingfields
Wensday 14th Went. to. Look at. Land & To Mr. Terrells
Thursday 15. Went. to Hamets Land on Kittle Creek & back to Mr. Terrells
Friday 16th. Came to Mr. Wingfields & went. to See peter Terrell
Saturday 17th. went. to Mr. Terrells

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Sunday 18th. Rain Returnd to Mr. Wingfields
Monday 19th Went. to Look at. Ellis’s & Hardemons Land & to Court. Ret. To Mr. Wingfields
Tuesday 20th. Went. to Court. & bought a peace of Land of Joel Williams Containing 400 Acres on Uptons Creek for Which I am to pay him 3 Likely young negroes about. 12. Or 13. years of age & should one or more of the Sd. [“said”]Negroes to be older or or if one of them should be a wench with a young child the said Williams is to pay for Such Extroney Difrence in Corn stock foder etc as may best. suite the partyes, The Sd. Williams wishes one of the Sd. Three negroes to be a Girl or young wench, the Sd. Williams is also to take a wagon ^ etc of one at. prais Vallew [likely “appraised value”] & to pay for the same in Corn Deliverd on the Sd. Plantation at. prais Vallew, & sowe a patch of wheat. Turnups etc & Turn the Road. SE Butler

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April 20th. Gave Mr. Wingfield my Power of Attorney to act. For me During my absence from this State – SEB.
21. Left. With Mr. Wingfield to pay for Sirveying Land etc £ 13u16uC Virginia money – SEB Went. to Court. & Confirmed the bargain with Williams & went to Mr. Terrells
Thursday 22d. Set. of from Mr. Terrells for Virginia & Took up camp with Mr. Burnley from Virginia, about. 10 miles from White hall
friday 23d. Left . Mr. Burnleys Camp Past. By White Hall hard Labor etc to James Edwardses near 96. found Mr. Edwards Dead.
Saturday 24th. Went. to 96 & down to. A Mr. Mathews 5 miles below 96. Land Veary Level & Veary good Raind in the Evening
Sunday 25. Returnd to 96 & to. Mr. Edwd.

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Monday 26th. went. to the supream court. at. 96, the court. was composd of a supream Judge with a black gound, ^ white Bands etc.The attorney for the State and other attorneys in Black gounds, ^ white Bands etc,. a number of sheriffs, & Constables attending with Long white Staffs to conduct. the Judge from his Loging to his Seat, ^ & To keep order & for other purposes etc etc The Jurey was called etc, & the Court. adjornd till tomorrow Ten a Clock We Returned to Mr. Edwardses
Tuesday 27. I sent. my horse to the Shop to have a shue put. On went. to court. met. Capt. Lawson & Mr. Shackelford from Virginia Returned to - Do –
Wensday 28th Set. of for Virginia to 96. to Selude to, Duncans Creek & Lay out. in Two miles of the Eneree
Thursday 29. To Eneree ^ above 100 yds. Wide to Tyger to fair forrest, To Broad River to To a meeting house & Encampt out. abt. 2 miles this side of the Same

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Friday 30th. to Mr. Roper to South fork of Catawber To Tirkey Seage ford on Catuber & Encampt. out. of Dores about a mile of this side Sd. Ford –
Saturday, 1st. may To Alexanders To Clarke Creek to Rocke River To Cordell Creek To General Lockes, went. on & Lay out. of Dores abt. 1 ½ miles from Do. & about 3 miles from Solsbeary
Sunday 2d. To Solsbeary to the Iland ford on Adkin [likely “Yadkin” river], To Fords orny. [or “Ordinary”, name for a public house/tavern] to. Mocks orny. & Staid all Night.
Monday 3d, to Barnejdles orny. ^ To New Garden to Gilford about. 6 miles below Gilford I stopt & had my horse shod – we went. on and Encampt. out. about. a mile below the Ready ford of haw River
Tusday 4th. To high Rock ford on haw River to Browns orny. ^ To Colo. Mores. & Encampt. out, about. 2 miles above Countrey Line Creek
Wensday 5th, To Contrey Line Creek to hugh Daubins. & went. to George Aylots about. 4 miles Below Dito. Staid all Day & Night

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Thursday 6th, Went. on to Jno. Shackelfords about. 15 miles (Rainey)
Friday 7th. I staid @ Dito Mr. Priddy Went. to Mr. falkners (Rainey)
Saturday 8th. Rainey morning I went to Capt. Lawsons & Retd. at night. Mr. Priddy also Came Back @ Do.
Sunday 9th. Clare. & Cool Started from Mr. Shackelfords about. Eleven a Clock in Coy. With Jno. Shackelford Jas. & Jno. Priddy To boyeds feary ^ on Dan, To Feary Do. On Banester, to bibs Do. On Stanton & Lay out. abt. a mile Below almons at. the Place Cald the parsons Barn ^ in Charlotte., 3h
Monday 10th. To hendrakes to mores to Burks Store & Lay out. abt. 7 miles from the Chinkopin Church in Amelia
Tuesday 11th, To Chinkopin Church to Syleses ford, 16 miles To poetan Ct. House to Juds feary on James River & Lay at Mr. Millers abt. 4 miles from the Sd. feary

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Wensday 12th. Started by Sun Rise to, Pearres Tavern To Nowells, Dito Here we Eate Brakefast etc Got. Home abt. Two AClock in the afternoon A veary hot Day S Butler

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64 half Dollars £ 9 u 12 u 0
3 Taken from it. EB.
60 Crown 6/d 20 u 0 u 0
2 pintes rum 2.6
1 half Joe 2 u 8 u 0
1 mi a Joes 1 u 16 u 0
4 Gunns 5 u 12 u 0
3 half Do 2 u 2 u 0
2 newe dores 3 u 6 u
2 french pistols 2 u 15
9 Dollars 2 u 14 u 0
25 – 7 – 6
3 Half Joes 7 – 4 u 0
Small money 3
51 Dollars £ 15 u 6 u 0

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No – 1 – B £ 157 – 3 – 0
2 – B 60 – 0 – 0
3 – C 148 – 16 – 0
4 WG – C 13 – 5 – 0
5 – C 20 – 0 – 0
6 – C 20 – 15 – 6

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March 12th – 1786 (Sunday) started for the Oakoney [possibly “Oconee”] in Coy with Wm. Fortes & son a Clouday day & Litle Rain went. up, Litle River By Majr. Beedles & Sgt. Burke good land Head of Ogeeche Do. But. Broken, Then we went. through a Large body of poore Broken & stoney Rocke Land. along Langs Rode to flat. Rockes. some good Land got. to Mr. Jones’es on the waters of Rich Land Creek,
Monday 13th. went. through some good But. Veary Broken & Rockey Land by Rich Land Creek & by the millsholeson the said creek to the mouth of the Sd. Creek Land Good but. Broken & Rocke A Roman kable qty of Dog wood & got. to fosters Caben on the River 2 miles below the mouth of the Creek Land Veary Broken. but. middling good went. on the River & took a view of the Same (about. 250 or 300 yds. Over & veary Sholey [possibly “shallow” or he meant “lots of shoals”], Range Veary Good (Rain day
Tuesday 14th. Rainey we started from fosters Caben & I parted with foster & took a small trale that. Led me over a Large body of poore Rocke Broken Land. To one (Winslits) on the

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waters of Sholder bone Land midlin good. From winslits to ^ Alexanders is on another fork of Sholder bone Land good went. through part. of the academey Land to Frank Lawson Land still good. Raind veary Hard
Wensday 15th. went. in the woods & took a view of Sundray work of the antients some Supose it. to be the hand of nature, but. it. is my opinion it. was the work of hands. Many Places apeard. To ben Setled & Tended. I suppose by Indians but. Some think not. I Saw a Lightwood post. [likely a post made from the heartwood of a pine tree often called “lighter knot” or “lighter wood”] 8 feet. high with a head to it. which appeard to have been in the ground for Upward of a hundred years. & much washt by The Rains, a mount. 30 feet. high on the side of which was a Large oak 3 feet through & the top of it apeard. as if it. had been Intended for a fortification & Round it. it. was Intrencht. as Large as to Contain Several acres of Land which also appeared as a fortification & at. a distance

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Appeared the line of Regular aproches Redouts etc etc Now Grown up in Large Trees & the Land Lookt. as Sightly on the works as on the Level Ground & over grown with Cane 10 or 12 feet high, shot. at. a dair & mist. Snapt several times [likely gun misfired] Returnd to Lawsons
Thursday 16 started in Coy. With Frank & Buck Lawson Crost. Bvever dam Creek to the old Trading path by Mcfarleys by Cowens. by the place Lately Ocqupyd by booth on Buffelow down the water of Bufelow & went. through a Large Body of Piney Poore Land found a trale followed it. over old Town Creek to Booths Near the oakeney at. the big falls at Prices. Turnd Down the River abt. a mile & took up Camp in the woods as we was told there was a camp of Indians at. the falls

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friday 17th. went. down the River Land broken & some veary Red to an old ford. still down the River to Candler Land. He cheated sim one out. of. Sd Land Leveleer than Comon but. not. half so good as Expected Left. the River & got. in a trale that Led in over A Large body of high mountainses Broken Poor Land to the Rocke Land in. which did not. answer my Expectations & we Returned Keeping the Waters of town Creek on our Right. & the River on our Left. over a Large body of poore Pine Barrans to. The heads of sd. Creek
Saturday 18th. started & Keep our course to Shoulder bone about. a mile above the mouth. Crost fort. Creek to the Mills sholes on Sholderbone, up the Sd. Creek to Lawsons

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Sunday 19th. To Burnleys on Ogeeche
Monday 20th. Got. Home at. night.

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January 1st. 1787
Cr. [likely short for “Credit”] Mr. Hillhouse [David Hillhouse – moved to Washington Ga. from Massachusettts] Stuff @ store
Dec. 28th By 1 Gallon Brandy 10 S. (500 – 6. Nales 4 S
By Paper money – 25/u
By 50 yds. Planes @ 2/10 specie ^ £ 7.1.8
By 4 yds. Narrow cloth @ 3/9. Do [“ditto”]
By 9 Buttons - - - - - 1/6 Do
By Hair Blankett. 6/6 Do.
3d.
Pd. For Inspecting Tobo. [Tobacco]Specie 5/. Paper
Pd. For Coopering Do. 6/. Do
4
Pd. For Almenack - 2/ Do.
Dr. Mr. Hillhouse JF. Sims
To 2 hhd. Tobo. Nect. 1037
1118
2155
5th.
By an Empty Cask (40 Gall.)
6th.
Mr. Hillhouse by J. Butler
By ½ yd. Narrow Cloth 1/10 ½ d
17th.
[These 2 entries crossed out]
Dr. Michal Capp Jons. L of Handson
To 2 ½ Bushells of corn –

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January 17th 1787
Cr. Hillhouse Gstore [“General store”]
By 4 ½ yds. of Chex @ 2/10 p yd.
By 2. of Resins @ p tlbs
By 8. Of Shugar @ [illegible]
By 1 yd. oznabrigs [or “Osnaburg” – an inexpensive linen fabric, likely used for slave clothing] @ - 1/ -
23d.
Cr. Mr. Hillhouse Gstore
By 1 qt. – Brandy 2/11. @ specie
Paid Catchins Recording Deed 2/6
Paid Heeton for making flyer 1/6
[next two entries crossed over with an “X”]
Cr. H. Mounges By warrents 4/8
By 2 Do. Before – 9/4
Gave D. Criswell warrents. Plots
24th.
Cr. David Hillhouse pd order
By 60. Yds. oznabrigs @ 1/ - £ 3.0.0
26th.
Paid for Inspecting Tobo. [likely “tobacco”]. Etc. 5/6. Paper
Sold Hhd. [or “hogsheads”, large wooden casks that held up to 1000 lbs of tobacco] Tobo. Neet. 1121.
for Goods @ 1 d/d pd 6t - £10.9.2d
[next 4 lines overwritten with an “X”]
Cr. Peter Terrell pd Self in Tobo.
By 6 weeding hoes @ 4/8. – 150. Tobo.
By ½ a Bushell of Salt. 3/ - Do.
Dr. Peter Terrell To d. Shugar – 8/. In Tobo.

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January 26th 1787
The Hhd. Tobo. Of mine, Caryed down
by Hillhouse Waggon 1239#. Gross
Mr. Wingfields Do. Caryd by me
29th
Cr. David Hillhouse pd store
By 4 Bushells & almost. A half.
of Hale Salt. (Lacking about. 2 quarts
at. [crossed through]pd Bushell – 22/u6 –
30th
David Hillhouse Pd sims
To 1 Hh. Of Tobo. Nett. 100/3.,
__ “ ______ “ _____ “ ____ “ ____
paid for geere the 10th. Instant.
q/. in hard money. Lost. some
time Before 2/6 Do. 14/8 1/2 / r 11/6
Feby. 1st 1787.
[nearly all of rest of this page crossed over with an “X”]
Jeremiah Shendiel paid me for
34 ½ Bushells of Corn (had for
Public use - £ 4u1u6. Paper
Paid Peter Terrell for ^ Paper money Lent. 10/u
3.
Dr. Michael Cupp Pd Mr. Loftland
To ½ a barrel of Corn
Dr. Jno. Wingfield Serl. Pd Garland
To 1 ¾ # of Leaf Lent.
To 4d Gooss & Lott. & Good Powder
Pd self. Some time before

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Feby (6th) 1787
Dr. Jno. Jones Pd self
To an ordor on Hillhouse Paper
In full for Rent. For 1786 £ 9 u 10
Cr. David Hillhouse Paper
By Cash for the above £ 9 u 10
Dr. Jno. Danacort Pd self. Paper
To a wheal some time ago 15/.
To cash in full for Dito Lent. 15/.
To Cash Lent - - - - - - - -- -- - 25/.
(9th.)
Cr. David Hillhouse Pd store
By 7 yd of tea @1/.
By 13#. Of Bar Iron @ 6 u 6/6
(13th. p. Taylor for Cuting cloes – 10/.)
(24th.)
Cr. Abraham Durham Pd wife
By weaving 10 ½ yds. Cloth.
March 12th.
Cr. Abraham Durham Do.
By Weaving 31 yds ^ of cloth. @ -
At. [illegible] Colter 1/6.
Cr. S Grant By Laying & Lengthing
(14)
Cr. D. Hillhouse Pd stoore
By 6 ¼ #. Of Iron @ 6 - - - 3/2
16th
Dr. Abraham Durham Pd Carters boy
To 2 ½ bushels of corn @ 2/4 Pd bush. in specie

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March 19th 1787.
Cr. Daniel Grant. Pd hops
By Laying Colter - - - - - 1/. –
Dr. Daniuel Grant. Pd note
To 2 days work of fellow some time
Ago to cut. Cole wood @ 2/4 specie Pd day 4/8
25th.
Cr. Thos. Terrell – Senr.
By 3 Bushells of Potato Seed
April 3rd.
Pd. For pr. Leeding Lines 4/. Paper
Cr. D Hillhouse Pd store
By 28 # of Bar Iron @ 6, Pd pounds
Dr. D. Hillhouse Porder some time ago
To 1. hhd. Of Tobo. Gross wt. 1198 #
118 Tare [the weight of the empty barrel]
1080 Nett.
March 29th
Cr. Jno. Danacott. Pd self
By Paper money in Part. for Do.
Lent. Some time ago .9/6
Paid Wm. Terrell for fees pd.
at. His Surveyer Generals office ^ 9./6
April 4th.
Cr. D Hillhouse Pd store
By 1. # of Endigo @ 7/.

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April 4th 1787
Cr. D Grant. Pd smiths shop,
By Laying 2, Shufell Plows [likely a double-edged furrow plow]
By Laying 3 Hilling hoes
NB. All the above Hoes Except.
One shufel Plow was not. above
Half Big Enoug ([illegible] small) EB
Cr. J. Danacott Pd self
By Cash in pt. for Do. Lent. 9/. ^ Paper
Dr. D. Grant. Pd hops
To 1 Days Work of fellow – 2/4. Specie
7th.
Cr. D. Hillhouse Pd store
By 60. # of Brown Shugar @ 10.
By qt. of Poorter 1/9 specie
10th.
Cr. D. Grant. By. Sharping Colter 6z [“colter” – a sharp blade to cut the ground in advance of a plow]
By sharpning – Do. - - - 6.
Dr. Peter Terrell. Senr. Pd. Jno. Butler
To 30# of Brown shugar @ 10d ^ specie in Tobo.
18th.
Bring wt. of Robt. Middleton 177 acres of Land in discharge of Richardsons Land. & I am to allow Richardson 55 £. Virginia money in Shackelfords hands but.if there is a good spring on the Land I am to Settul five pouns more E Butler

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April 21st. 1787.
pd. Sidwell for Cow & yearling
a Doublloon - £ 4-10 [this amount circled] - £ 3u10
23
Dr. Thos. Terrell Senr. Pd self
To sole Lether for pr. Wr. Shoes
To half soles for yr. self –
May 7th.
Cr. D Hillhouse Pd store
Tobo. By pan Leeding Lines ½
May 8th. 1787
Cr. D. Hillhouse Pd store
By 2. # Choacklet. – 4/0
2 ½ # Coffe @ 2/4 – 4/8
1 comb @ - - - - - - -7d.
Tobo. 1 Book 2/4 .1 Do. 1/9. 4/1
2. # [illegible] @ ½ - - - - 2/4
1 knife 1/.
10th.
Cr. Daniel Grant. Pd shop
By stroping Plow & sharp colter 2/6
By Harding & seting Eye to
9 Weeding hoes @ 6d - - - - 4/6
By Laying Hilling hoe

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May 17th. 1787.
Dr. Abraham Durham
To half a barrel of Corn – 5/10.
Dr. David Hillhouse
To Prising hhd. Tobo. & fetching
Some Tobo. From Towne - } 30/. Paper
Lent. Jno. Shackelford 20. Bushels of Corn
& 25. # of Bacon} half a Crown & 1/85 a dollar & half bit.
& 28
Lent. Do. 3/1 Sarling on specie & 4/8.
10th.
Cr. Thos. Wingfield Jnr.
By Paper Money Lent. - £ 6,,0,,0
21st.
Gave Jno. Black an order on
Hillhouse for 25/. Paper McLean (on acct. of Mc. Maurey.
Sent. Alexn. Cummins by S. Butler
£ 6. Paper for Tax.
Dr. Abram Durham Pd self
To 3 Bushells of Corne @ 2/4. – 7/.
June 12th
Cr. D. Hillhouse Pd store
By oz. Three d . 1/9.
13th
Paid for 4 Cowes & Calves (Specie) £ 13:1 ,,0
Vizt. 5 Half Goes. & 1 [illegible]
Lent. Thos. Wingfield one Cow & Calf

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June 16th. 1787.
Cr. Abraham Durham Pd boy,
By Weaving 6 yds. Cloth @.
10th.
Lent. James Shackelford Son of Jno.
my Long Gun, for the use of which
he is to Give me one fourth part. of
What. Dear Skins he kills, or is to
Sell her for, two Likely Cows & Caves
Or – one Cow & Calf & two Drye Catle
Cr. Jno. Danacort. Pd self,
By Paper Cash - - - 7/6
24
Cr. David Hillhouse by S Butler
By Paper Cash - - - 20 /.
Sent. Capt. Wotrshlam by S. Butler
30/. Paper money & wase to get. Game
July 28th.
Dr. Mr. Dammer Schoolmaster by
David Criswell, for Boties. Black,
To Cash for 4 months schooling 8/. Specie
11th Aug. “
Cr. David Hillhouse Pd store
By. 1 ½ yds. of Biben @ ½ - 1/9. Specie
The above was for Nisbett. the
Shoemaker. he is to make me shoes

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Aug. 26th. 1787
Dr. Abraham Durham Pd self
To 4. # Bacon @ 1/. [illegible]. – specie 4/.
29.
Dr. Hugh Jones Schoolmaster
To A bushel of meal - - specie 3/6
Sepr. 1st.
Dr. Hugh Jones Schoolmaster
To 13. # Bacon Pd Jno. Butler. Specie 13/.
4th.
Cr. D. Hillhouse By. 22/. Specie
to Mr. Blackburne
Dr. Mr. Blackburne Pd self
To Hard Cash pd. Hillhouse 22/.
The whole amt. of Hillhouse’s acct.
Amounts in Specie to £ 22.14.2.
paid Him 2470. # of Tobo. } 23:0:11
@ 18/8 Pd Cr - - - - - - - - - } .6.9
The above Ball of 6/9. Pd. For Mr. Blackburn
His Paper money acct - - - - £ 10 u 15 u 0
Paid him 768. # Tobo. 18/8. 10 u 15 –
His acc. In Paper money - - £ 2 u 5 . . 0
Sep. & 15/3 Hard. To Mr. Blackburn
paid Him a Hhd. Tobo. suposd to be 1070. as Chd.
The 3d. of April, @ 56/. Paper & 18/8 specie

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Sepr. 4. 1787. Setled accts. With David Hillhouse & find he owes me for a Hogs hed of Tobo. he sent to Charleston. Gross 1198. Suposd to be 1070 Neet. @ 56/ m Paper & 18/8 hard Pd Cr. & Laid Paper money in Part. as Chargd 24th. of may & 24th of June 45/. Also 15/3 Hard money to Mr. Blackburn. As pur acct from under Mr. Hillhouses Hand
S Butler
13th
Dr. Abraham Durham Pd Billey
To a pare of Shews - - - - 9/4d. Specie
14th
Dr. Hugh Jones Pd Jno. Butler
To 6 ½ . # of Bacon @ 1/. Pd lt. 6/6. Specie
15.
Cr. David Hillhouse Pd self
By Cash pd. Henderson for Chairs
26/. Hard money or 60/ Paper
Cr. Mr. Nesbett. Shoemaker
By making 3 pr. Womens shoes 9/.
By Do one pr. Corse mens Do - - -
By Do. 1. Pr. Corse Boys Do - -

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Sepr. 15th 1787.
Dr. Nesbet Shomaker (Specie)
To Half a bushel of Corn 1/9s
To making 3 pr. Of Heals – 1/6
To 1 ½ yds. Riben the 11th. augs. - - 1/9
Cr. Abraham Durham Pd By Clay
By Weaving 427. yards of
Cloth @ Pd [illegible]
30th.
Dr. Hugh Jones Pd Billey
To 15 # of Shote [or “shoat” – a young hog that has been weaned] meet. without. feet. or Head.
At. 6d. P pound - - - - - 7/6
Octo. 15th. 1787
Dr. Thos. Wingfield Junr.
To Paper money in p. – of Six pound
borrowed in the Sumer - £ 5 u 0 u 0
To. Hard money Lent. A dobleloon
full Wt. - - - - - - - £ 3 u 10 u 0
Cr. David Hillhouse Pd store,
By Paper money - - - - 20/.
20th.
Cr. D Hillhouse Pd store by J Butler
By 3. # Brown Shugar
By ½. # Ginger - - -
By a book - - J Butler 4/8

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Octo 21st.
Dr. Wm. Mc.Maury Pd self
To 3. # Brown Shugar
To half a pound of Ginger
To an ordor on. Hillhouse for £ 4 u. 6
Paper money after takeing out.
The Price of the above Shugar etc
23d.
Dr. Hugh Jones Pd Jno. Butler
To 2 ½ Bushells of Corn @ 2/0 – 5/.
Novr. 5th.
Dr. Jno. Shackelford Pd Son John
To 2 Sides of Shue Lether Lent.
To 1. Side of a Hefers Skin for Uper Let-
=her, [leather] 2 ½ years old [illegible] Lent.
Some time in October Capt. Worsham, Pd. me £ 4 u 10 Paper money he Recd. for me of. Aples for Waggon hire. - -
Pd. Him for Balif Getting Grants, 2/6
Dr. Jno. Wingfield Junr. same time
To Cash pd. Worsham for Grants 7/6
15.
Cr. David Hillhouse Jno. Butler
By Paper money - £ 5..0 u 0
16
By Paper money - - - 1 u 1 u 0
By 80 yds. of oznabrig @ 1/. Hard specie
Money - - - - - - - -

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Novr. 30th. 1787.
Abraham Durrahm Acct. - £ 2 u 9 u 3
My acct. ags. Him - - - - - - - - 1 u 2 u
Balle. Dew Him - - £ 1 u 7 u 3
Decr. 8th. [“8th” crossed through]
Cr. Pain Merc. at. a [illegible]
By 5 yds. cloth catten 10/6 - £ 2 u 10 u 6
By Buttons 5/. By Thred & silk 2/4_ 7 u 4
7th. £ 2 u 17 u 10
Cr. Lille Hepen Taylor
By 1 ½ days work - - - - - - 7/ -
8th
Dr. Hepen Taylor
To 1 Hog 75. # Gross
Paid Coats. my Tax - - - £ 5 . 8 u 7
My cost - - - - - - - 2 u 10
7 u 18 . 7
Thos. Wingfield - - Do. 4 . 5 . 11
Dr. Thos. Wingfield
To Cash Paid oats more than you }
Gave me for Tax - - - - - - - - - - - - } 2/.
in Hand 10/6, SW. 7/6 - - - - - - -- } 18
20/u
Dec. 20th. Bought. Of A Shana Goods
To amount of - - - - - - - - - £ 50 . 11 . 3 ½
paid him 4 hhds. Tobo. Nett. 3973 #.
1 Do. Jos. Williams Do. 960
Viz. ETB 722:1438:146:1292 } 4933
XX 743:1516:145:1371 }
744:1456:146:1370 }
EW 619:1118.150. 960 }
4933

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Dec. 20th
Bought. Of Payne Goods to amt.
Of - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - £
Before - - - - - - - - - - - - - £.
Dr. Jno. Danacott.
To Cash pd. for Waggonage of
Tobo. By Coopering – 27/4.
Pd. for 2 Hides - - - - - 12/.
Spent - - - - - - - - - -- - - ½ -
25.
Lent. Mr. Wingfield 2 Case botles
of Rum –
26th. Do. 2 Do.
Lent. I Danacott. 1 Case bottle
Of Rum
27.
Lent. Isaac Williams 1 pint. of
Rum & 1. # of Shugar –
25.
Gave Samson 6. # of shugar &
1 qt. of Rum for 2 Bells. one Big
One in Hand & he is to make another
Litle one soon
Decr. 26th. Pd self
Cr. Joseph Williams
By 1. hhd. Tobo. at. Augusta
960. # Nett. @ 18/0 Pd out, £ 8 u 10 u 2 ¼
NB. I don’t find the above Hhd. of Tobo. Credited. in its proper place have Therefore Enterd it. here as he has a Rect. For the deliverey of the Same, but. if fond any where Else in my acct. this to stand for nothing E Butler
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Dr. Peter Terrell Sent. To E Butler
26. Jany. 1787
To 8. # Shugar @ 1/. - - - £ 0 u 8 u 0
April 10th.
To 30. # Do. @ 19.d - - - - - 1 u 5 u 0
Jany. 26th – 1787 Cr.
By 6 weeding Hoes @ 4/8. – 1 u 8 u 0
By 2 Bushell of Salt – 0 u 3 u 0

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Wm. Mc. Murey to E Butler Dr.
Octo 12th 1786 specie
To 2 bushells of Wheat. @ 4/ - 8/ -
June 1787
To Yr. Part. of Inspecting Tobo.}
Etc Waggonage etc Hhd. 88/. Specie} £ 0 u 13 u 6
To prising - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 u 0
To 3. # Shugar & ½. # Ginger - -
To pd. Black Morn ordor 25/ u paper
To an ordor on Hillhouse - -
Octo 9th. 1786
By 7. # Stock in Threed – “ . 4/u
June 1787
By 300. # of tobo. at. 56/. Paper}
& 18/8 Hard Money - - - - - - - - - }
_ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ “ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ “ _ _ _ _ _ ___ _
Hillhouse 1070. # Tobo. @ 56/. £ 29.19
Paper money 2 u 5
15/3 Hard @ 3 for 1 – 2 u 5 u 9} £ 29.19.
To pay T. W. - - - - - - - 6 u 0 u 0} 19.2.9
Do. Henderson 3 u 0 u 0} .10 16.3
Do. Mc. Mamy 5 u 12 u 0}
£ 19 . 2 . 9
Will be Left £ 10 u 16 . 3 Paper
Hard @ 1/3 £ 3 u 12 u 1
Mr. Hillhouse owes me 10/. Hard money for P. Tobo.

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Dr. Jno. Wingfield Sen
April 24th 1784
To Cash Left. with you
£ 13 u 16 u 0
To Cash by Wooten - - - - 50 u 2 u 0
To Do. Yr. Brother - - - - - 200 u 0 u 6
1785
To 44/6 Court. Of Clames}
Cert. @ 1/3 - - - - - - is - - - } u u 14 u 10
To an order from Jno. Priddy 4 u 10 u 0
To Sundryes Pd. Sheriff - 8 u 3 u 42
To a bottle of Carter Toile . 9 u 0
To pd. Oliver his acct. 20 u 18 u 8
To Sirveying - - - - - - - 1 u 0 u 0
£ 299 u 14 u 42
{These accts is in Virginia money Dollars @ 6/ - EB}
I do Certify the above accts. To be Just. & True
E Butler
Mr. Wingfield 13 May 1786
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[illegible] Acct. With E Butler Cr.
1785 By Cas [“Cash”?]of you land for Rent 2 u 0 u 0
By Do. Of Mrs. King - - - - - - - -10 u 0
By Do - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 u 0
By an Intrest. Warrant}
Of yr. Son Thos - - - - - - - - }2 u 2 u 8
By Cash of Oliver - - - - - -158 u 19 u 92
By Do. Of do. By Gr. Son - 7 u 10 u 0
171 u 4 u 52
May 13th. 1786
2 Balls. Dew Edwd.}
Butler By the above} 128 u 9 u 11
Acct. - - - - - - - - - - - - } £ 299 u 14 u 42
May 13th. 1786
Sir
Their is £ 128 u 9 u 11. dew from you to me, yr. acct. aggs. Me I do not. know therefor please to settul up that. & deduct. it. from it. you Have asm all acct. ags. Me since I have been out. here which you will please to Settal also & do Justice by my Wife & children as in fact. they are yours as well as mine, I think for the youse of the money you have had you must. pay Garland for his troble, & Rimber if you pay the Balls. in any thing but money you will pay it at. Half price at. Lest as that will not. make an amends in the Purchase of Land
Mr. Jno. Wingfield Sr. 64th. etc E Butler

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(Harbing)
Mr. Wingfield owes me I expect.
By a rough Calculation £ 62 u 0 u 0
J. Shackelford Do. Abbott. 50 u 0 u 0
D. Msc. - - - - - - - -- - -- 4d
Wmson. - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 u 0 u 0
Cash on Hand - - - - - - - - - - 26 u 0 u 0
£ 140 u 10 u 0
Decr. 24th. 1786 EB –
The above if I cold put. It. wold buy alloud bit. of Land. EB –

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20th Novr. 1785
Traded with Jno. Shackelford Hallafax a bond. Matthias Abbott. To me of £ 61 u 2 u 6 with some Intrust, for a bond of one Marbereys in Georgia. Both of which is to be made Good By him & my self & the Bals. of. Either side where Collected to be made up but. if EB –

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Wm. Grimes – Dr.
To foder 12/ - - - - - £ 0 u 12 u 0
To pd. Thilmains Exr. “ 5 u 0
To accts Jd. Hill - - - - - - - - 3 u 6
To pd. Stephen Pettus - - 4 u 15 u 22
£ 5 u 15 u 82
Cr.
By Cash of Wm. Kimbrough £ 1 u 0 u 0
Pelters Bagland - - - - -- - - - - 1 u 3 u 6
Wm. England - - - - - - - - - - - 1 u 14 u 9
Wm. Diracott - - - - - - - - - - - 2 u 0
Majr. Winston - - - - - - - - - - 15 u 0 u 0
£ 19 u 0 u 43
6 Gunnes £ 8 – 8 – 0} 5 u 15 u 82
1/2 Do 14 . 0} £ 13 u 4 u 62
13 dollars 3 u 18 u 0} Cash of 8 u 18 u 9
Small money 5 - } Hoopes
£ 13 u 5 u 0 £ 22 u 3 u 3 ½

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Octo. – 11th – 1785
Dr. Jno. Shackelford Pd self
To Cash pd. for Rifell - - - £ 4 u 15 u 0

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1784 Cr.Mrs. Mary Jones ^ with E Butler
Novr. 24.
By 4 Negroes - - - - - - - £ 260 u 0 u 0
Decr. 6
By Cash of C. Tompkins 200 u 0 u 0
Jany. 1785
By 1 mon the Hire of fellow 1 u 0 u 0
260
20
6 / 5200
4/8.66
216

Mr. Jno. Grimes - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dr.
1787 Novr. 5.
To Alutto Knife lent - - - - - - - - - - £ 0 u 6 u 0
1783 June 20
To 87. # of flower @ 2d - - - - - - - - -0 u 14 u 6
To 47. # of Bacon @ 72d - - - - - - - - 1 u 9 u 4
Augt. 5 To Half a pint. tumbler - - - - - - - - - 0 u 1 u 0
Sepr. 4 To 31. # of Beef @ 20 [illegible] - - - 0 u 6 u 2 ½
- 20 To 43 ½ of Dito @ do - - - - - - - - - - 0 u 8 u 8
Octo 1. To Cash lent. 9d ¾ - - - - - - - - -- - - 0 u 0 u 3 ¾
11. To 100. # of Indian meal or}
Half a Barrell of ^ [illegible] Corn} 0 u 8 u 0
18. To 3 Bushells of wheat. 0 u 15 u 0
To 2 ½ Bushells of Do. 0 u 12 u 6
£ 5 u 1 u 6 ¼

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1784 Dr. Mrs. Mary Jones Cr. E Butler
To Land etc - - - - - - - - - - - - - £ 600 u 0 u 0
To Disapointment. etc
To Do.in corn & foder you}
Bought. of me & was to pay}
Me the 1st. of Octo. - - - - - - }
To 2 pr. of shoes & 2 pr. Stockens. 0 u 14 u 0
To 2 Hats etc. 2 pr. Breaches 9/ - - - 14 u 0
To 2 Shirts - - - - - - - - 8 u 6
Pd us ------ Contra ----- Cr
1783
By Sucke Butler Bord}
132 days to go to School} £ 3 u 0
Novr. 7 To By Cash 72d £ 0 u 0 u 7 ½
£ 3 u 0 u 7 ½
Balls. dew EB ---- 2 u 0 u 10 ¾
£ 5 u 1 u 6 ¼
Pd Edwd. Butler

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1784
Mr. Jno. Wingfield Ser. Dr.
April 24
To Cash Left. with you £ 13 u 16 u 0
To a Blanket for george “ 10 u 0
To Cash pd. mantelow - - - - - - - - - 6 u 8
To a pr. of Shoes 6/.} D. Meriwether 1 u 2 u 6
To Store - - - - - - 6/6} To Setul This £ 1 u 9 u 2
To over pd. in money Sent}
you by Mr. Meriwether} 1 u 0
Decr. 3d
To Cash fur Wooton to}
Buy corn etc. - - - - - - - } 50 u 2 u 0
8. To Dito by yr. Brother 200 u 0 u 6
To Court. of Clames Certificate ^ at. 1/3 Specie 4 u 6
1785
June 20
To pd. Pope [illegible] at yr.}
Sute sqr. Crutchfield - - - } 7/6 - - - - - 7 u 6
Augs. 1 –
To an order from J. Priddy 4 u 10 u 0
To Clerk G Court. - - - - - - - - - u 10 u 0
To Sherifs Tickets - - - - - - - - - u 13 u 1 ½
To County & parish Levie 1 u 19 u 0
To Tax on yr. Land - - - - - - - - 3 u 0 u 6
Novr.
To half Tax on Do at. 1 u 10 u 3
To Court. Clames Cert. ^ 1/3 Specie 2 u 0 u 0
To Cash pd. pollard Recor}
ding Deed - - - 3/1 - - - - - } 0 u 3 u 0
To a bottle of Caster Ile 0 u 9 u 0
To Oliver his acct - - - - - - - 20 u 18 u 8
To Sirveying - - - - - - - - - - - 1 u 0 u 0

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1784 Pd us Contra - Cr.
By Cash of Davd. Meriwether £ 1 u 18 u 0
Jany. 9th 1785
By Cash of your land - 2 u 0 u 0
By Cash of Mrs. King - - - - - . u 10 u 0
Feby. 21.st
By Do. Of Do. 2/ - - - - - - - 2 u 0
May
By An Intrust Warrant} £ 2 u 2 u 8
Rec. of Son Thos. - - - }
Novr.
By Cash of Oliver £ 158 u 19 u 9 ½ d
By Do. Of Son - - - - - - 7 u 10 u 0
171 u 4 u 45 ½

£ 287 u 9 u 0 ½
171 u 4 u 5
£ 116 u 4 u 7 ½
75 u 2 u 0
41 u 2 u 7 ½
Land - - - - - £ 166 u 9 u 9 ½
Oliver & tax 30
£ 136 u 9 u 9 ½

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11 Now to conclude & finish my song
I wish I was in Virginia
If I have said any thing that’s wrong
I am shure Ile forfit aGuinia
12 If I have sung any thing that’s wrong
I am shure I should be sorry
I have partly seen what. I have
& I have made my Song in a Hurey

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Our critic readers must. here excuse
The artless strain of our poetic muse,
And kindly Listen while the sequel tell
What dire fatality a Noble Land befell
1
Come saints behold what. god has done
and trust. his mighty hand
The Lord hath raised great. washington
To Save our Bleeding Land
2
Cornwallis famd that. man of might.
appeared within our Land.
The Tories to him took their flight
and bowd at. his command
3
Georgia was easely subdewd
and Charlestown Could not. Stand
Lincoln the great. the just. the good
fell into Clintons hand
4
Cornwallis then marchd on with speed
O’er all the sylvan plain

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The sons of Liberty did bleed
And all their hopes ware slain

5th
The friends of george no Longer hide
But. boldly strut. and swell.
The Rebells they with scorn deride
And wish them all in hell.
6th
at. Length great. General gates appeard.
exaulted high in fame
The British hero quckly heard.
and met. him on the plain
7
No Benington Success was their
nor Saratoga song
Cornwallis had ^ no Burgoyne fare
nor gates the Yankeys sons
8th
All thunder struck the battle Lost,
Some run & some Ware Slain
Great. Gates escap’d upon his horse
Afraid to own his name
9
Then Caroliner south & north.
ware filled with pain & woe
The Tories seciz’d their neighbours worth.
And Wigs away must go,
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10th
All our dependence was then in god,
He heard our pensive groan
Wee knew his hand & felt. his rod
And bowd before his throne
11th
The warlike green, Rhode Island’s son
commisioned from on high
In this distressing hour did come
And all our fears did fly
12th,
Morgan the waggoner boldly fought,
with Tarlton and his crew,
Morgan made Captive all his foot,
none but. his horse men flew.
13th
Green met. Cornwallis in the field
where blood the earth did stain
and Sampson Like he wold not. yield
but. Slew a thousand men
14th,
The smith blew up his fire so well
their Iron hard did melt,
Britons his anvil their did smell
and his hard hamer felt.

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15.
The British Lord then turned his course
and green pursewd as fast,
had food been plenty for his force
no doubt. he’d slain the Last
16
his Lordships rout. brought. him abought,
into Virginia Land
the sword & bayonet then ware found
in every buckskins hand
17
he marched along with raped speed
with Tarlton and his crew,
Our public stores could not. be freed
For shurly tarlton flew.
18
Fear not. said he I’le do no harm
but. Get. My horses feed
you need not. Shun the dread alarm
for I am brittons breed
19
Poor Tories how they’ve been deceived
They thought. the Earl ‘ad been honey
But. all whoever him believed
have Lost their Land & money

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20
Burgoyne had Indians for his aid
and Lord Cornwallis slaves
These ware the Chiefest friends he made
and they soon Left. the knaves
21
The French boy with his yankey troops
And graney Wayne appeard
Cornwallis struck with pallid, Looks
down to his ships he steard
22
The gallic force forbid his flight.
And stopp’d his watery way
Their potent. fleet. appeard in sight,
And forc’d him their to stay
23d
Great. Washington that. man of skill
whom Europas states revere
his Lordships heart. With grief did fill
for he came marching near.
24
The troops together all combin’d
& Lay close seage to York
Without. The Loss of any time
They all engaged the work

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25
Cannon Like claps of thunder roar
at. Washingtons Comand,
The Earth all staind with Crimson gore
And Brittons fanting stand
26
Cornwallis struck among the rest.
Retired into his Cave
But. balls still whistling round his nest
no peace he there could have
27
He who Rang’d the contry oer
was now confin’d in town
quivering he stood upon the shore
for want. of elbow room
28.
Ye Clouds of heaven distill no Rain
The Great Jehovah said.
While haughty brittons all are slain
or bow the Stubern head
29
Cornwallis Lookt. both night. & day
To See a british fleet.

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To drive the force of france away,
that. he might. then retreat.
30
But. no deliverance Could be found,
for god had fix’d his fate
That he should be a prisoner bound,
and yield unto the states
31
Where are my titles and my fame
The second burgoyne cryes
I either must. survive in shame
or fall a sacrifice

32d
Must buckskins yankeys france and spain
All Join the Triumph sound,
Upon the yankey doodle strain
That I’m a prisoner bound,
33
Tarleton & Lynco satans aid’s
Ware thunder struck with guilt.
The Judgment. made their souls afraid
For harmless blood theyd spilt
34
A Council then of war was held
and all agreed as one

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To drop their arms upon the field
and bow to washington
35
Is this the man that. man so great.
Who fill’d our Land with woe
who threatened vengeance to the states
is he become so Low.

36
Is Lord Cornwallis over come
Who made the earth to trimble
Like Lucifer he’s fallen down
And doth him much Resemble
37.
No more Let. Brittons proudly boast
of what. their arms can do
Burgoyne has Lost. his alban [British]host,
And Lord cornwallis too
38
No more shall france be stigmatiz’d
with coward rogue & knave
but. their good conduct. shall be priz’d
amongst. the hero’s brave
39
Arnold now trembles in despair
To hear of Brittains loss

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his heart. doth palpitate to hear
of guineas rope and cross

40
his wounded leg will ne’er forget.
but. if we catch the knave
we’ll bury that. amongst. the great.
The dogs the rest. may have
41
Sir Harry’s bulls no more shall roar
no more shall gold be given
now he may sail to brittains shore
And carry arnold with him
42.
The distant. nations shall Rejoice
To hear of Washington
And Join to sing with harts & Voice
The deeds of Eighty one [1781]
43
October being big with fates
Shall be Remberd well
twas then burgoyne resign’d to gates
& Lord Cornwallis fell

44
our Independence is our own
the Lord hath so decreed

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king george bids fair to loose his crown
and north as fair to bleed
45.
No more Let. Zion heartless grow
that. god rejects her prayer
for he hath sav’d our Land from woe
and fin’d his standerd there
46
Tho’. all the nations of the earth.
should with his Church Engage
and breath out. Slaughter war & death
he’d blast. Them in his rage
47.
Not. washington nor france nor spain
Shall have our sacred Lays
but. Christ. the lamb who once was slain
Shall have our sacred Praise

48
Glory to god who Reihns ^ above
and sends his goodness down
and turns about. his wheals of Love
To make his gospel known

Finis

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Great. Mighty chief thy venerable name
Ever shall shine first. on the role of fame
of thee the ages yet. unborn shall sing
Resound thy praise while brittain mourns her king

Glory to thee great. Leader of the train
Engag’d the Cause of freadom to maintain

Whilst. with the blest. what. tyrants need we fear
And heaven in smiles bids the a helmn appear
Slavery herself with her Infernal train
hartless appears, shaking her galling chain
Immortal honours shall thy name secure
ne’er to fall While sun & moon endure
Great. Horses kings, to honor shall combine
the greatest. best. & worthiest. of man kind
old greece & Rome who mighty heroes Sang.
ne’er produst. so. great. so good a man

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New Georgia is a plesant. place
If we could but. Enjoye it.
Indians & Rogues they are so great
They allmost. Have distroyd it.
2
all you that. want. to purchase wit.
here you may buy a plenty
& Let. Your purse be Ere’ so full
You soon may have it Emty
3
Their is one thing more attends this place
Which we do call an Evil
When we make Corn Wheat. & Rice
Its Eatin by the weavel

4
Not. only so we must. work hard
& Take great Care to make it.
To Let. us all with one accord
Conclude for to forsake it,
5
Altho this province is so bad
You may rais heaps of cattle
They’l rais them selves without Expence
and that. is half the battle

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6
Here you may keep five hundred head
as Easy as keep Twenty
here you may soon fill up your dish
When. that. it. doth got. Empty
7
The flies in Sumer time they are so Bad
They all most. kill our Creatures
They dare not. go into the Swamps
for feat of the musqueaturs

8
They are best. of in winter time
They have no need of feeding
& I am Shure in sumer time
They have no need of bleeding
9
now to new Georgia I bid farewell
hoping times may alter
hoping all the worst. of Rogues
Soon may Get the halter
10
Could but the Indians be subdewd
& Rogues could have their portion
Their could not. be a better place
A this side of the otion

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A Littlerod, of 300 acres of Land on the Road, To sell or trade for negroes
A strait. Line from the hickory in Mrs. Cookds. Plantation to the creek
Tobo. from Bunch & Burnley
Fortsnatim Crutchfield. Tobo. aply to the Sheriff Radford
Mr. Wingfield thinks Dismucker & Graham was to pay 30/. Pur bushels for the Salt. They had. & the flower they pd. was at. 2d. P pound
Wm. Thompson owed Mr. Wingfield fifteen Pound Some o’d Shillings for which he had his bond, Dated ten or twelve years ago. for money advanct. for him in payment. Of Thompkins affairs for which he agreed to pay the Like sum To the Like afairs to overton Exm. Etc. for Execution as Sheriff on Johnsons Judgt.

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1784
Thos. Wooten - - - - - - Dr.
Octo. 25
To 6 Barrells of Corn £ 3 u 0 u 0
Decr. 3d.
To feeding yr. mare etc.}
19 days @ 1/. P day - - } 0 u 19 u 0
24
To feeding Sorrell horse}
21 days at 1/. P day } 1 u 1 u 0
£ 5 . 0 . 0

No. 1 – B. - - - - - - - - - - £ 157 u 3 u 0
2 – B - - - - - - -- - - - 60 u 0 u 0
3 – C - - - - - - - - - - - 60 u 0 u 0
Do - - - - - - - - - - - - - 88 u 16 u 0
4 – C W Gaines 13 – 5 – 0

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1784
3d Decr. Thos. Wootten
By Cash not. Pd. for salt. Etc £ 0 u I u 9
By Driving my Waggon}
To Georgia - - - - - - - - } 3 u 0 u 0
£ 3 u 1 u 9
Balls. due E Butler £ 1 u 18 . 3
£ 5 . 0 . 0

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Jno.Wingfield of Oliver
33 Crown 6/d - - - - - - - - -- - - - - £ 11 u 0 u 0
96 Dollars 6/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - 28 u 16 u 0
34 Half Do – 3/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 u 2 u 0
37 Half Iou 4d/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 88 u 16 u 0
Small money 5/. 5 u 0
£ 133 u 19 u 0

Pd. Oliver for Cash}
Over pd. you} 20 u 18 u 8
Sirveying - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 u 0 u 0
Litlepage - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 u 2 u 1 ½
£ 158 u 19 u 9 ½

265. acres Land}
at. 12/ - - - - - - } £ 159 u 0 u 0

15. Acres More - - - - - - - - - - - - - £ 9 u 0 u 0
Pd. Sam Thos. Father etc. to buy} 1 u 10 u 0
133 – 19 £ 7 u 10 u 0
7 – 10
141. u 9
3 Half Iou - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 – 4
Small money 6
£ 7 u 10

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Sent. To Georgia 3. Decr. 1784
By Thos. Wooten
Cash to buy Corn etc - - - - - - - - - £ 50 u 2 u 0
Do. To Bare Expences - - - - - - - - 9 u 18 u 0
13 Negroes Vitzt, Lew, George,
Sawney, mingo, Dampier,
Lewa Jones, Daniel, Sol, peg,
Haner, Tiller, Reuben, Rose
1 Waggon & Geen Completely fixt.
With lether collars, etc & cover with
20 yds of Linen in it
1 Tent. with 25 yds. Linen in it
4 new Bags, 1 small salt. do.
4 Horses, Vizt. 1 Gray Mare 1. Bay
Horse Colt. 1 old Bay Horse 1 Gray p.

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Tooles etc Sent. To Georgia the
3d. of Decr. 1784 by Thos. Wooton
X cut. Saw & file, Hand Saw & file
1 Whipsaw file, 1 Broad ax
6 Narrow axes, 1 Hatchet.
2. Grubing Hoes, 6. Hilling Do. [hoes]
4 weeding Hoes, 1 pr. of Wedges,
1 frowe, [a cleaving tool with a wedge-shaped blade] 1 Howel, [a plane used to make barrels] 2 augors & gouge
2 Chiswils, 1 pad lock & staples etc
1 set. of Irons for Syth, 2 Irons for plow
1 Ring for ox yoak – ½ Inch Beed.
73.# of Bar Iron, 10.# of German Steel
1 duch oven, 2 Pots, 1 Iron bond Keg
Rams Horn Indian Pecs for Said,
Big fredricks Tobo. Seed.
June peach stones, foward may Cheryes
Collard Seed, Lettuc Seed, snaps
Gord Seed, Good Watermillion seed,
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Exps. Etc from Hallafax a day
9th
Forage @ Boyads - - - - - 1/9 - - - - JS___ u [“JS” likely refers to John Shackelford]
Do. @ Banester - - - - - - 1/9. JS u
Do. @ Biles - - - - - - - - - 2/4 u JP [“JP” likely refers to John Priddy]
Pd. for pint. Rum 1/3. u JP
10th
Pd. for Dito - - - - - - - - 1/6. JS u
Pd. for coin - - - - - - - - 6/. u EB x [“EB” likely refers to Edward Butler]
Do - - - - - - 1/u – u - JP
11.th pd. for Cakes 1/6. - - JS u
Pd. for forage - - - - - - - 1/9 EB
Pd. Beans - - - - - - - - - - 4/. - - - u JP
12 22/10.d
7/7.d
Jno. Priddy ows me - - - 3/ -
Pd. 1/3
B Dew 1.9
12th. Pd. Norvell my Self 2/8 E Butler

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April 20th. Spent. At. Court. 1/6. - - - - - - JP
21. Do. @ Do - - - - 1/1p - - - - - JP
Pd. George - - - - 1/6 - - - - - - JP
22d. pd. @ Roasdels. - 4/6 - - - - - - EB
25th. pd. for Brakefast. 2/11 - - - - - EB
27th. pd. for Grog - - - 1/3 - - - - - - JP
Do. 1 pint Rum 1/35 - - - - - JP
{pd. Jno. Priday Cash 28/. He owes me now 8/. Our Exps. Not. Counted in}
[The above line was crossed through]
28th I had in Cash 52/11. Pd. Mr. Shackelford 5/.
Jno. Priddy pd me 6/. Owes me 2/. pd 1/6
Pd. for pint. of Rum 8d - - - - - - - - - JP
30th. pd. for Corn 9d Dito 1/6 - - - 2/3 - - - JP
May 1st. pd. for corn 6/. Do. Super 1/6 JP
2d. Exps. in for & Brandy Before 1/6. JP
Dito Whiskey - - - - - - - - 1/6. JP
3d. pd. Exps. at. Mocks - - 4/6 EB
Pd. Whisk 1/6 EB
4th. pd. for Corn & Brakefast 3/. EB
Pd. for ½ Bushel of Corn 3/. EB
5th. Sent Jno. Priddy - - - - - 3/. EB
[to the side appears to be a notation of the price for a pig/s]

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16 march 1784
Setled Exps. Each man £ 1 u 6 u 10
7th April
Pd. for Land Warrant - - - - 18 u 0
20th
Setled & Exps. Each man 1 u 13 u 4
25th march
Pd. Shewing horse - - - - - 3 u
21st. april
Left. with Mr. Wingfield £ 13 u 16 u 0
Pd. for putting on 1. Old Horsshew 3 u 0
27th. Pd. for Dito, - - - - - - - - - - 2 u 6
28. pd. Jno. Shackelford for mending Sadle 5 u 0
3d may pd. for Shewing horse - - - - 7 u 6
6th. Exps. To Hallafax 1 u 0 u 0
12th. Do. To Hanover u 7 u 7
Do. Pd. Norvell - - - - - - - 2 u 8
20 u 5 u 5
Jno. Priddy ows me 1 u 9
Cash on Hand 2 u 12 u 0
£ 22 u 17 . 5
£ 5 u 11 u 5}
1 u 1 u} Total Exps. £ 6 . 9 u 5
£ 4 u 10 u 5} Bill Land} 1 u 6 u
Sale Etc.} £ 5 . 3 . 5
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EButler - - - - - Certifecate 1000 a cr
Jno. Priddy - - dito 850 Do.
Jno. Wingfield Sr. dito - - 800
Jno. Wingfield Jur. dito 900
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ “ _ _ _ _ _ _ “ _ _ _ _
Mr. Priddy pd. me Eight. Dollars
- - - - -- - “ - - - - - - - - “ - - - - -
5th. April 1784
Exps. Etc. to Augustia,
pd. for Fearge @ Little River 1/. H & B
pd. Exps. @, 3/. H. D. B
pd. for Almanack 1/3 Virginia [illegible]
pd. Exps. At. Colo. Martains 3/8 starg.
Cr. Degarnet. By Cash in full 1/. Hc
Buckner Harris ows me 1/6 stl.
7th. April
Had 2 dollars at. first. on hand 2/3. Cr.
pd. Ben Citchens Twelve Dollars to.
Get. out. 4 Land Warrents.
Pd. for Lining 1/63/4 - - }
Pd. for paper & nales 2/3} starling
Pd. Exps. At. Browns 4/8. Do.
Pd. Do - - - - - - - - - 2/4 - Do. 1/6.
9 Do. 1/6u { Gave George 14.d on Hand half a dolar

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Cr. John Priddy pd self
By Cash Lent. A Round quarter of A
Dollar & a Cent. Do - - - - - - 3/u
Ferage [cost of a ferry]@ Little River - - 6d
Expinses @ Noblins - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 u 0.
almanack - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 u 0
Exps. @ martains - - - - - - - - - -- - - - 3. 8.
Pd. for Lining - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1. 6 ¾
Do. Paper & nales - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2. 5. ¾
Exps. At Browns - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4. 8.
Do - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 u 4.
Do for Hors & Rum - - - - - - 1 u 6.
Exps. @ Flukers - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 u 6
1/3 £ 1 u 2 u 22
6 u 6 u 8. ¾
£ 1 . 6 . 11 ¼
4 ¼ Dollars - - - - 1 . 5 . 6
. 1 . 52

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March 7th. 1784 Gen Locks
Bill
12 Bundles foder £ 0 u 4 u 0
1 Bushl. Corn - - - - 6 u
Loging - - - - - - - - - 1 u 6
£ 0 u 11 u 6

Exps. Mr. Priddy & my Self
29 March
Exps. @ Bardels 5/9 JP
Do. at. Wilks {1/6,} cut,
23 pd. for foder - - - - - {3/.} cut.,
30. Exps. @ Court. 1/3 & {1/3. 3/.} do.
April 1st pd. for Corn 42/. - -
Mr. Priddys Exps etc - - - - 3./3. - JP
Esps. To Agusta etc etc}
4 ¼ dollars - - } 25/6, - - EB
Pd. pinkston for Corn - - - - - 9/8 - - EB
Do. - - - -Do - - - - 3 ¾ - JP
Pd. George - - - - - - - - - - 1/6 - - EB
E Butler pd. for Exps. Etc £ 1 u 16 u 8
JP Do - - - - - - - Do. - - - 1 u 10 u 0
20th April £ 3 u 6 . 8
Each man’s part. 1 u 13 u 4
I pd.
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April 20th. 1784 Setled the above acc
& find I am oweing Jno. Priddy
As pur Acct. - - - - - £ 1 u 9 u 8.
To Ambr Edwards Acct. u 9 u 8
B Dew JP - £ 1 u 0 u 0
27th. pd. – Dito 28/u

April 21st,
Left. with Mr. Wingfield To Run Land
Etc by Mr. Priddy. fifteen Dollars
£ 4 u 10
Left. with Mr. Wingfield EB. For Do.
Forty Six Dollars Pd E Butler
£ 13 u 16 u 0.
I have Left. on hand
2 french Crowns - - - - - - - - £ 0 u 13 u 4
1 half Ioe - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 u 8 u 0
2 Guinius - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 u 16 u
Dew JP. - - - - - - - £ 5, u 17 u 4
£ 4 u 17 u 4

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Expences etc. 20th. Grog 3d ¾ JP.
Fearage 1/6. EB. 22d. Expences 1/6 EB
23. Expences 3/9. EB. Fearage 1/6. JP
(28th, fearage 1/. JP) March 2d. pd. for Stoping. Horses ¾, JP
R & B. Do. for Bell 6/. P 9th.
March 5th, pd. for foder 1/6 EB
7 pd. for foder & Corn & whisk 6/. E
Pd. for Whiskey 1/6. EB
8 pd. for Exps. - - - 2/8 EB
Do. Fearage - - - 1/9 ¾ EB
9. Exps. @ G Locks 7/9 - - JP
Do [illegible] - - - 1/6 - - - EB
10 Exps. - - - - - - - - - 3/10 ½ EB
Do - - - - - - 3/ ¾ . JP
Had at. Dairies for which AE was to pay
1 Bushell of Corn 4B. Blades
All of us Got. our Diners - - - -
12th. pd. Exps. 5/7 ½ - - - EB
13 – pd. Do. – 1/6 – Do. 2/1 ½ EB
Pd for Diner - - 2/3. EB
14 pd. Exps. - - - - - 3/. EB
Do - - - - - - - 3/1 EB
15. Do - - - - - - - 6/. EB**
16 March setld the above & found our Exps. to.
Be 21/8 p man also JP & etc for Ball pd 5/2 Each
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A Blanket. for George £ 0 u 10 u 0
Cash pd. mantelo - - - - - - - 6 . 8
A pr. of Shoes - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 u 0
To Store - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 u 6
£ . I . 9 u 2
Cash Recd. Of Davd.} 1 u 10 u 0
Meriwether - - - - - - } u 0 u 10
Balls. Dew
£ 37 u 1 u 0} this money Sent. By Dd.
10} Meriwether to Mr. Wingfield
£ 37 u 1 u 10} & Deliverd him & 1/ more
25d. March EB
Taken from The Above} £ 0 u 19 u 0
In small money EB.} 3 u 10
Do £ 1 . 2 . 10
Capt. Wm. Lowe on
To Deliver Thomas - - - £ 9 .. 19 . 6
16 March Left. the above}
Money with Jas. Edwds. } E Butler

Dr. Ambrose Edwards pd self}
To cash dew me for Exps. out} 9/8.
Pd settlement. this day EB.}
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Memorand. Of Lands to inquire for
Flukers Land in Kittle Creek
Ganaway Martins on Little River
A Track of Land on Long Creek:
The Crown name forgot aply to
Collo Williamson
Mr. Landeres Walker Land on
Fishing Creek near Wilkes Courthouse
Aply to W Ford for Collo. W
Anderson Accomp.
Marshels 200 Acres of Land
Adjoining Jno. Grimes Do.
Fish Dam ford on Broad River Nathen
Glinn
Jno. Thomas Seluda River (Island ford)

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[Top portion of this page used as a work page for addition, etc.]
Waggon track 5 feet 10 Ins.
Body 3 feet. 5 Ins.
Damprest Vorge Vol. M, Book
Page 78. No Ram in (Pease)
Deuteronomy 11th Chapter 10th, 12th vs
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Diary of Edward Butler – 1784
Donated by
John Quinn West
Roger Hawes West
Ava West Fleming