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Peters George, a Black |
| 2nd Dec[embe]r 1786 |
Born in Pennsylvania - In Sep[tembe]r 1777 he joined the Army
then under the Command of Sir William Howe - Was frequently
employed as a Waggoner & Laborer to the Army, and on the
Evacuation of New York Came to England.
He has been in Service and at present has only 18 pence per
week for attending at a Gentlemans House, He is a Single Man
- Before he joined the Army he supported himself by his Trade
as a Miller. At the Evacuation of Philadelphia he was obliged
to leave Cloaths and other Articles worth £25 |
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These are Certificates to his Loyalty and present distress
from Sir William Howe, and Col[onel] Balfour the formeer [sic]
Certificate manetions his having been Serviceable in pointing
out the Fordes in the River Schuylkill and of being employed
as a Waggoner and Laborer attending the Army. |
£10 per Annum from the
10th October 1786 |
Decision |
| In addition to the strong Testimony
which Sir William Howe & Col[onel] Balfour's Certificates
bear to the Loyalty and Services of this Man; We are informed
from other undoubted Authority that he is a very proper Object
for some Assistance from Government, however as he is a Single
Man and may probably get into some employ We think that the
proper Allowance for him will be after the rate of £10
per Annum and to Commence from the 10th October 1786. |
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Harris Walter, a Black |
| 23rd Dec[embe]r 1785 |
His Case was heard 24th June 1783 and the sum of £10
recommended to be paid to him in full: A Memorial is referred
to us by the Lords of the Treasury accompanied with a Letter
from Lord Cornwallis to Mr. Rose recommending him in the strongest
terms to the latter as a zealous Loyalist. |
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States a Loss of Property to the amount of £18..18 Virg[ini]a
Currency . He means to go to Virginia in the spring having obtained
leave. He has no Memorial under the Act of Parliam[en]t. Says
that Colonel Dundass told him he would be Allowed a further
Sum to take him out to America whenever he got leave to return
to that Country. |
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Has a Wife and two Children in America. |
| £25 in full |
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Decision |
| This Man having obtained leave to return to America &
being unable to defray his Expenses of Passage etc., We think
it will be proper to pay him the Sum of £25 in full of
all Demands on Government. |
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