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Norfolk Island 19th January 1796.
Voucher for the Payment of Two hundred, and thirty two Bushels of Wheat, at ten Shillings the Bushel, purchas'd from Settlers, & others , between the 4th. Decemr. 1795 , and the 9th of January 1796, agreeably to my Order to the Deputy Commissary, dated the 23rd. November 1795 .
Philip Gidley King
We, whose Names are here unto Subscribed, do acknowledge to have received from Captain Philip Gidley King, Lieutenant Governor of Norfolk Island, Payment for the Quantities of Wheat expressed against our respective Names, at ten Shillings the Bushel, for the Purpose of issuing to those victualled from His Majesty's Stores as notified by the General Orders of the 23rd. November 1795.
vizt.
| Names | Quality | No. of Bushels | Amount | |||
| £. | s. | d. | Witness to those who cannot write their Names | |||
| Ths. Jamison |
Assistant Surgeon |
37 | 18 | 10 | " | |
| Edward Garth | Setter | 14 | 7 | " | " | |
|
Heny Hathaway his mark |
Settler | 55 | 27 | 10 | " | Anthony Fenn Kemp |
| D'Wentworth | Superint. | 78 | 39 | " | " | |
|
JamesShirley his mark |
Overseer. | 48 | 24 | " | " | Anthony Fenn Kemp |
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|
Bushels | 232 | 116 | " | " | |
Witnesses to the above Payment
Anthony Fenn Kemp; Ensign of the N.S.Wales Corps
Edgar Thomas. Dell Commander Fancy Snow