Halifax County, Virginia, Military-French & Indian War:  Providers of
Provisions for Militia

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Freddie Spradlin
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An act of assembly, passed March 1758, the 31st year of the reign of 
King George II, some of the militia were called out for service in 
the early days of the French and Indian War, Annexed to this act,
was a schedule of the names of the militia officers and soldiers,
and the citizens who furnished provisions to that militia.  
This is the schedule pertaining to Halifax County.



                        HALIFAX COUNTY. 
                                                                       l. s.
d.   
To colonel Abraham Maury, for pay to lieutenant Thomas Green, 
   and a party of militia under the command of the said Green, 
   in Halifax, as by muster-roll,                                      42  1 00
To do. for pay to Thomas Spragin as a lieutenant, and a party 
   of the militia of the said county under the command of the 
   said Spragin, as by muster-roll,                                     5 10 00
To do. for pay to captain Robert Wooding, and a company of 
   militia of the said county, under the command of the said 
   Wooding as by muster-roll,                                          82 19 00
To do. for pay to James Dillard as lieutenant, and a party of 
   militia of the said county, under the command of the said 
   Dillard, as by muster-roll,                                        102  4  8 
To do. for pay to captain Peter Wilson, and a company of militia 
   of the said county, under the command of the said Wilson, as 
   per muster-roll,                                                    33  3  4 
To Thomas Callaway, as ensign,                                         00 16 00
To Thomas Edwards, Edward Peregoy, John Lewis, Peter Manin, 
   John Childers, William Simmons, Huncrest Scarlock, and 
   John Wade, 7s. each,                                                 2 16 00
To John Hickie, for provisions to Indians,                             17 11  5 
To do. for a horse for do.                                              5 10 00
To John M'Grigger, for provisions for do.                              18 13  3 
To colonel Abraham Maury, for 28 days service, in riding to the 
   forts and settling townships,                                       14 00 00
To do. for riding from Williamsburg to Halifax, with 
   Mr. President's instructions, 150 miles                              2 10 00
To do. for 10 days riding to Williamsburg, and attending on the 
   committee to settle militia accounts,                                5 00 00 
To captain Robert Wade, jun. for pay to himself, his officers, 
   and a company of militia of the said county under his 
   command, as by muster-roll,                                        475  8  6 
To do. for provisions,                                                 99  2  5
   do. for horse hire,                                                  7 10 00
To William Griffith, for provisions,                                    1  1  6 
To colonel Abraham Maury for pay to captain James Dillard, and a 
   company of militia of the said county, under the command of 
   the said James Dillard, as by muster-roll,                         414 11  4 
To captain James Dillard for horse hire, &c.                            2  8 00
To John Frederick Miller, for provisions,                              12  9  7 
To Hamon Crite, for do.                                                12 13  8 
To captain Thomas Callaway,                                             6 18 00
   William Edwards, lieutenant,                                         3  9 00
   Hugh Harris, ensign,                                                 2  6 00
To James Elkin and John Edwards, serjeants, 30s. 8d. each,              3  1  4 
To John Harris, John Rice, Thomas Norton, Thomas Fern, John 
   Harris, Jun. John Wade, Benjamin Croley, Richard Moore, 
   Archibald Thompson, John Blevins, Clement Lee, Wells Ward, 
   Nathaniel Hendley, John Sturd, James Sturd, William Blevins, 
   Jun. Josiah Cox, Ningum Prator, Nehemiah Prater, John 
   Blevins, Sen. William Asher, and John Garcer, 23s. each,            00 25  6 
To William Rickle,                                                     00  1  5 
To Joseph Morton, John Lindsey, William Murfee, and George 
   Young, 4s.                                                          00 16 00
To John Sillivant, and William Seales, 7s. each,                       00 14 00
To Daniel Durbin, Edward Peregoy, William Ratcliff, Silas 
   Ratcliff, and William Satterwhite, 12s. each,                        3 00 00
To John Frederick Pikcle, and Daniel Newman, 6s. each,                 00 12 00
To James Blevins,                                                      00 15 00
To John Talbot, Thomas Wollin, and Pearce Gwin, 8s. each,               1  4 00
To William Cox, and William Blevins, Sen. 9s. each,                    00 18 00
To John Williams,                                                      00 14 00
To Nathaniel Terry, the balance of his pay for attending 
   militia, and building three Forts,                                  29 10 00
To do. assignee of William Fuqua, for provisions to Indians,            3  8 00
To William M'Daniel, do.                                                3 18  8
   John Cook, do.                                                       1 13  2
   William Dillingham, do.                                              1 10  6
   Adam Lovin,                                                          2  5  9
   John Confey, do. and for horse hire,                                 5 13 00
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