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Michael Wallace Esq. To W. Smith [Sr?] for suplies [supplies]
furnished to three families of Indians in 1802 and 3
after the account was rendered in Feby 1802

May 1st 1802 John Wilmot was comeing [coming] Down
the river with his family in his canoe he and
his wife being ill with the measles they run
foul of of a tree hanging over the river overset
their Canoe three of their children was Drowned and
Every thing they had lost _ I then suplied them
with Cash &c to the amt. of £ 1:5:0

They were the most distressed people I Ever beheld
and must have all Inevetably perished had it not
been for the [Exersions] of my son Stephen at the risk
of his own life ___

Suplies furnished to Peter [Nugent?] and mother
as [?per.]. order ----
13th Decr. 1802 to 1 Bushil meal £0:8:0
Do 24th 25 lb of Pork @ 6____0:12.:6
29th 1 Bushil of Peas @ 10/ ___ 0:10:0
Do 1 Bushil of Potatoes @ 2/6 ___ 0:2:6
1803 March 10th half Bushil of Peas ___ 0:5:0
Do part of cowhide for mogesons ___0:6:0
Do to two Lb. of pork @ 6 ____0:1:0
18th April to one Bushil Potatoes ___0:2:6
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£2:7:6
To cash &c To Wilmot & John Tom
as stated above ___1:5:0 ____
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£3:12:6
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Errors Exepted W. Smith

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