Decbr 30th 1775 Recd of Captain James Nicholson on Account of Ship Defence fifteen Shillings & Six pence for laying the Hearths in the Rigging lost belonging to Ar[c]hd Buchanan
£.15.6
Thomas Connely
Decbr 30th 1775 Recd of Captain James Nicholson on Acct of the Ship Defence Seventeen Pounds three Shillings and Six pence for eight able Carpenters, & two Boys for fifty th [ree] days work on board Said Ship.
£17.3.6
John Hayman
Decbr 30th 1775 Recd of Captain James Nicholson on Account of Ship Defence Three pounds Seven Shillings and Six pence for Nine days work on board said Ship.
£3.7.6
James Smyth
Decbr 30th [1775] Recd of Captain James Nicholson on Account of Ship Defence Fifteen pounds Sixteen Shillings and three pence for 5 able Carpenters & one Sawyer for forty eight days & a half work on board said Ship
£15.16.3
Joseph Cavely
Decbr 30th 1775 Recd of Captain James Nicholson on Account of Ship Defence, the sum of Five pounds Eight Shillings for working eighteen days on said ship rigging ー Wages Six Shillings P day
£5.8 ー
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| James X Gallaway |
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| James Bennett |
Decbr 30th 1775 Recd of Captain James Nicholson on Acct of Ship Defence Three pounds Seven Shillings and Six pence for fifteen days work as ordinary riggers.
£3.7.6
| John Patterson |
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| John X Wright |
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| Joseph X Well[s] |
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Decbr 30th 1775 Recd of Captain James Nicholson on Acct of Ship Defence Four pounds one Shilling being the wages due for three Boys at three Shillings P day, each for Nine days attendance in the Rigging
£4.1. ー
James Ridley
Decbr 30th 1775 Recd of Captain James Nicholson in Acct of Ship Defence; one pound four Shillings for eight days labour on [the] said Ship
£1.4 ー
John Dunavan
Decbr 30th 1775 Recd of Captain James Nicholas on Acct of Ship Defence Nineteen pounds Seven Shillings & Six pence for forty fo[ur] days labour of Eleven able Carpenters & eleven days & a half da[y] of four ordinary ditto
£19.7.6
George Wil[son]
Decbr 30th 1775 Recd of Captain James Nicholson on Acct of Ship Defence Twelve pounds three Shillings for thirty Six days labour on board Said Ship. Foreman nine days able Carpenter Nine Days and two ordinary Carpenters
£12.3 ー
Decbr 30th 1775 Recd of Captain James Nicholson on Acct of the Ship Defence the Sum of Eleven pounds Eighteen Shillings and Six pence for forty five days work of five men on board Said Ship
£11.18.6
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| Edward X Hopkins |
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Decbr 30th 1775 Recd of Captain James Nicholson on Acct of Ship Defence Seven pounds Seven Shillings & Six pence for Seventeen days work of two hands on bd sd Ship.
£7.7.6
Peter Stoaks
