To two ps Sheeting Delivered Ditto
  1116,0,0 at Do 18,12,0

  To cash paid Wm. McDugall’s Bill for one & a half Quarters Tuition at
                Dancing
  223,10,0 at Do 3,12,6

  Paid E. Denaugheys Bill for washing Done for you
  95,12,6 at Do 1,11,10

Dec. 6

  To Ditto for Hannah Estys Bill for making Frocks for you L257,10
  Paid D Denaugheys Bill for Washg L125.12.6
  383,3,6 at 75 for 1 5,2,2

Dec. 29

  To Ditto pair for pair of Pink Calemancoi Shoes for you
  78,15,0 at Do 1,1,0

1781

Feb. 3

  To Ditto paid B. Victor your music master for one Quarter Tuition of
                Music
  506,5,0 at 75 for 1 6,15,0

  To the following Articles delivered Mrs. Brodeau on your Accot
    One firkin of Butter one Box of Candles & a Box of Soap
    Amounting p Account to
  629,1,2 at Do 8,7,9

  To Cash paid Mrs. Brodeau in full of her Accot. to October last
                against you
  3856,17,6 at Do 51,8,6

  Total:  L115, 3,5 (Specie)
  Allowed for Depreciation 57,13,7
                                =========
                                L172,17,0

  Received Philad.  April 7th 1781 the One hundred and Seventy
  two Pounds 17/ State Specie being in full the amount of the annexed
                account

  for Robt.  Morris
  L172.17.  State Specie
  J. SWANNICK

APPENDIX J—­TO CHAPTER XIII.

In the Clay MSS. the letters of Jesse Benton to Col.  Hart, of December 4, 1782, and March 22, 1783, paint vividly the general distress in the Carolinas.  They are taken up mostly with accounts of bad debts and of endeavors to proceed against various debtors; they also touch on other subjects.

In the first, of December 4,1782, Benton writes:  “It seems the powers above are combined against us this year.  Such a Drouth was never known here [in the upper Carolinas] before; Corn sells from the stack at 4 & 5/ p.  Bushel, Wheat 6 & 8/, Rye the same, Oats 3/ 6 &c &c ...  I have not had Water to keep the Grist Mill Fuling Mill and Oyl Mill at Work before this Week....  Johny Rice has gone to Kentuck with his goods to buy Furs, but before he went we talked of your debts and he did not like to be concerned, saying he should gain ill will for no profit; However I will immediately enforce the Law to recover your Debts ... the Lands which You had of me would sell as soon as any but this hard year makes many settlers and few buyers.  I have heard nothing more of Major Haywoods desire of purchasing & all I ever heard upon the subject was from his son-in-law who now appears very sick of his late purchase of Elegant Buildings....  Your Brother Capt.  Nat Hart, our worthy and respectable Friend, I doubt is cut off by the Savages at the time and in the manner as