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The Public of North Carolina. Dr

1765

To the Sheriff of Onslow

For Guarding Keeping & Securing 2 Negroe Named Simon & Mingo Committed by the Honble Robert Palmer Esqr for a Roberry Committed on Thos Pollock Esqr of Craven County Vizt

July

  £ S. D
To Guarding the Said Negroes 5 Days [by my Person] ^at my Own house^ as our Goal was insufficient 2.8.0
To Dieting the said Guard & Negroes 1.10.0
To Removing the Negroes to the Courthouse and for Ferriage the distance being thirteen Miles 1.0.0
To sumoning the Court & 4 Evidences & Clark of the Crown for Tryal of Said Negroes 1.12.0
To Keeping & Guarding after Condemned Simon one of the above Negroes 3 days with a Special Guard 3.0.0
To Cash paid for Expences 2.8.8
To my Own Trouble Nine days a 6s ⅌ Diem 2.14.0
To Cash paid for a Gallows & Rope 0.6.0
To Hanging the said Negroe Simon 1.0.0
Errors Excepted £15:18:8

Henry Rhodes Sheriff

Sworn to this [intentionally blank] of [intentionally blank] before me

Jas Howard J:P