Ledger C, 1790 - 1799: pg.16

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	Year	Month	Day	Account Name	Entry		Page		£	sh	d
1				Dr Estate of John Colvill
2	1772	Jany	4		To pd the Estate of Thomas Colvill decd the Balance due that Estate as will appear by the final settlement between the two Estates	Currency £	Folo	£	Sterling 741	19	5 ¾
3					To pd sundry exps on <illegible> an Act of the Maryland Assembly, to enable the Executors of Thomas Colvill to <surve>y the Maryland Tract of Land sold by the sd Thos Colvill by the directions of John Colvills Will for the payment of his debts viz -
4					To Edward Tilghman the Speaker £6.0.0
5					“ Upton Scott Clerk of the upper house 3.0.0
6					“ John Duckett clerk of the lower house 3.0.0
7					12.0.0
8					Deduct 33 1/3 to reduce it to VaCy 3.[0].[0]	9.[0].[0]
9					To pd George West his account for sundry services in Surveying the Maryland and other Tracts of Land belonging to John Colvills Estate	31.10.6
10					[Total]	40.10.6
11					deduct 20 p.Cent to reduce it to Sterling	6.15.1
12					[Total]				33	15	5
13	1789	Apl	27		To Cash pd Colo. Hooe agent of Henry Astley Bennett to whom the residue of the money arising from the sale of the Maryland Tract of Land, is due after paying John Colvills Debts				600	“	“
14		July	10		To Cash paid the same				100	“	“
15	1792	Octr	8		To pd Mary Fosters Legacy	75.7.6
16					To Interest thereupon to May 25th 1793	2.6.0
17					[Total]	77.13.6
18					reduced to Sterling @ 33 1/3	19.8.0
19					[Total]				58	4	1 ½
20	1793	May	2<5>		To Cash pd Colo. Hooe for Mr Bennett the Balance of the judgment obtained against Stuwart and others upon their Bond for the balance due from Semple on account of the Maryland Tract of Land.				1697	“	1 ½
21					Carrd over			£	3230	19	1 ¾

	Year	Month	Day	Account Name	Entry		Page		£	sh	d
1				Contra Cr
2	1772	Jany	4		By Cash received of John Semple to take up his protested Bills in the Lands of Jno. Dalton	Currency	Folo	£	Sterling 65	19	8
3					By Cash of the same to discharge the balance of his protested Bill upon James Lawson, a part of it having been paid out of Thomas Colvills Estate				117	6	9
4					By Sundry Bills of Exchange pd on account of Semple to discharge the other protesters Bills of Exchange pd by him to Thomas Colvill, in part of the purchase of the Maryland Tract, and as a further payment for the same				816	13	7
5	1789	April	27		By cash of Stewart &C. Semples securities for the payment of the Balance of the Maryland Tract				600	“	“
6		July	10		By Cash of the same				100	“	“
7	1790	Decr	10		By Cash of the same				176	“	“
8					By Interest thereupon to May 25th 1793 being 2 years 5 months and 15 Days				21	12	7 ½
9		Decr	15		By Cash of the same				424	“	“
10					By Interest thereupon to May 25th 1793 being 2 Years 5 Months and 10 days				51	16	5 1/4
11	1793	May	25		By Cash of the same being the Balance of the Judgment against them upon their Bond				1697	“	1 ½
12					By Cash of the same being the amount of the Judgment against them upon their Courant	721.18.2
13					deduct 33 1/3 to reduce it to Sterling	180.9.6½
14					[Total]				541	8	7 ½
15					Carrd over			£	4611	17	9 ¾