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The Crown Dt.

To Samuel Sparrow for Sundries shipped on board the Schooner Betsy by order of Lieu^t. Governor Des Barres

                                                                                      £.   s. ^d
To 1 Cask Tanners Hair - - - - - - - - - - - -                 _      8. _
N^o. 93  1 Cask 43 m. fine long Lath Nails 4/10     10 .7. 10
      96. 1  D^o. 42 m Do  - - - - - - - - - - - - -   4/10     10.  3. _
                         4 m 208 feet Boards - - - -  60/.       12. 17 _
                                                                                 __________
                                                                                 33. 15 . 10

To freight                              £ 5. 7.6
Commission                             1.13.9              7. 1  .3
          5 Pr. Cent       
                                       Halfx Currency -     £40 . 17 .1
                                       Ded^t. Exch^ge.  1/10       4.  1.   8
                                                               Stlg     36.  15.  5
                                                                            

Halifax, Sep^tr 4^th 1786
     E. E. Sparrow

Sydney Sept^re 18^th 1786.

We do Certify that the foregoing Articles were received by us for the use of Compleating the Barracks at this place.

We do Certify that the foregoing Charge by Mr Samuel Sparrow for the Articles therein Expressed are reasonable and not more than the the price Current of these Articles at the time they were delivered.

John Smith
Chas. Kitson

Sydney 28^th October 1786

Received from Lieutenant Governor Des Barres the before mentioned Sum of thirty Six pounds fifteen Shillings & five pence in a Bill of this Date on the Right Honorbl^e the Lords of His Majesty's Treasury for the within Account.

Sam^l. Sparrow

Exchnge for £36.15.5 Sttg

Sydney 20th October 1786

My Lords                                                                          N^o 21

At Thirty Days sight of this my first of Exchange (second and third unpaid) please pay Damuel Sparrow Esquire on order the Sum of Thirty Six pounds fifteen Shillings & five pence Sterling being of the Amount of the Articles furnished as per the foregoing Invoice for the use compleating the Barracks at Sydney.

To

The Right Honourb^le.
the Lords Commissioner
of His Majesty's Treasury
                 London

Nova Scotia and Cape Breton, Original Correspondence (CO 217), Colonial Office, Cape Breton "A", DesBarres, 1786, M.G. 11, C.B., Vol. 3, September 18, 1786 and October 28, 1786, pp. 196-198

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           Accounts of Money paid by Lieutenant Governor Desbarres for His Majestys Service in the Settlement of the Island of Cape Breton between the 19^th November 1784 and the 13^th of October 1787 agreeably to original Accounts and vouchers produced to and examined by His Majestys Council for said Island 

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          Account of Money paid by His Excellency Governor Desbarres for His Majestys Service in the Settlement of the Island of Cape Breton between the 1^st of October and 31^st of December 1785 inclusive as per vouchers ...

   The Crown D^r
                                                 To Samuel Sparrow

For Sundaries Shipped on Board the Schooner Betsy by Order of Lieutenant governor Desbarres viz^t:

To 1 Cask Tanners Hair - - - - - - - - - - - -      £               8.  0
N^o. 93  1 Cask 43 M. fine long Lath Nails 4/10    10 ..  7. 10
      96. 1  D^o. 42 M - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -   4/10    10  -  3 -  0
                         4 M 208 feet Boards - - - - 60/        12 .. 17 - 0
                                                                                 __________
                                                                                 33 .  15 . 10

freight   - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  £ 5. 7.6
Commission 5 PCent - - -       1.13.9
                                              _______
                                                                                   7 -- 1 -- 3
                                                                                   __________
                                                                             £  40--17-- 1

Equal to £ 36 .. 15 .. 5 Sterling for which Sum Lieutenant Governor Desbarres has drawn a Bill on the Right Honorable the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury dated the 20^th. October 1786 in favor of Samuel Sparrow

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• [Source: London, Public Record Office, Audit Office 3, Volume 142, pp. 1 - 17, November 14, 1791]

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