[Peter Johnston and John Morton: Receipts and Claims from the American Revolutionary War, 1781. Folder 43, Trigg-Floyd Collection, Special Collections, John Cook Wyllie Library, The University of Virginia's College at Wise (formerly Clinch Valley College), Wise, Virginia. This is my rough transcription. Each numbered item is a separate receipt.]
No. 68 I HEREBY certify I have received for publick use of Peter Johnston Twenty two & half pounds of Bacon for which payment at the rate of Twenty Dollars per pound shall be made according to an act of Assembly passed in the October session one thousand even hundred and eighty. Given under my hand this 20th day of April one hotusand seven hundred and eighty one John Morton D. Commr. P. Edward 14 / 10 1/2
No. 148 I hereby certify that I have Rec'd for public use of Peter Johnston . . . eight hundred & twenty five pounds including . . . The 5th Quarter given under my hand this 30 day of Sepr. 1781. £10.6.3 825 Grass Beef John Morton D. Commr Prince Edward
No. 201 I hereby certify that I have Rec'd for public use of Peter Johnston Sixty Bushels of Wheat. Given under my hand this 30th day of October 1781 £15
John Morton D. Commr
Prince Edward
Prince Edward Co Va, Revolutionary Public Claims
PETER JOHNSTON, 2 days service of his cooper and pasturage for 70 cattle 30 days, 60 bushels Wheat and 825 lb grass beef 22 1/2 lb bacon
all the above supplies were Delivered to the District Commissioner for Continental use -- valued
8[?],15.0
20.5.0
1.2.6
[Also] for a gun impressed for the Militia
[Peter Johnston (1710-1786)
Captain John Morton (1733-1796), Deputy Commissioner, Prince Edward County, Virginia; trustee, Hampden-Sydney, 1783
Peter Johnston, Jr. (1763-1831) had joined Lee's Legion before these transactions were made.]
[Many thanks to William Myers, Mary Davy, Sally Young and Susan Davis for their ongoing research collaboration.]
No. 68 I HEREBY certify I have received for publick use of Peter Johnston Twenty two & half pounds of Bacon for which payment at the rate of Twenty Dollars per pound shall be made according to an act of Assembly passed in the October session one thousand even hundred and eighty. Given under my hand this 20th day of April one hotusand seven hundred and eighty one John Morton D. Commr. P. Edward 14 / 10 1/2
No. 148 I hereby certify that I have Rec'd for public use of Peter Johnston . . . eight hundred & twenty five pounds including . . . The 5th Quarter given under my hand this 30 day of Sepr. 1781. £10.6.3 825 Grass Beef John Morton D. Commr Prince Edward
No. 201 I hereby certify that I have Rec'd for public use of Peter Johnston Sixty Bushels of Wheat. Given under my hand this 30th day of October 1781 £15
John Morton D. Commr
Prince Edward
Prince Edward Co Va, Revolutionary Public Claims
PETER JOHNSTON, 2 days service of his cooper and pasturage for 70 cattle 30 days, 60 bushels Wheat and 825 lb grass beef 22 1/2 lb bacon
all the above supplies were Delivered to the District Commissioner for Continental use -- valued
8[?],15.0
20.5.0
1.2.6
[Also] for a gun impressed for the Militia
[Peter Johnston (1710-1786)
Captain John Morton (1733-1796), Deputy Commissioner, Prince Edward County, Virginia; trustee, Hampden-Sydney, 1783
Peter Johnston, Jr. (1763-1831) had joined Lee's Legion before these transactions were made.]
[Many thanks to William Myers, Mary Davy, Sally Young and Susan Davis for their ongoing research collaboration.]
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