Unit Title:
Clerk's pay bill book, 1778-1779
Accumulation:
1778-1779
Created:
1778-1779.
Creator:
Commisioners of the Navy
Physical Description:
none
Language:
English
Biography or History:
unspecified
Custodial History:
A copy of a 1783 affidavit in Audited Account #946 (Burt, William) establishes that before the fall of Charleston in late April or early May 1780 "the Books and Papers of the Navy Office of this State" were put on board the schooner Nancy commanded by William Phillips. The intent was to convey them "to a place of safety," but the records were captured by "Major Cochran, a British Officer." Records of the State Department of New York show that in 1818, when J. V. N. Yates became Secretary of State of New York, he found this volume and the Journals of the Commissioners of the Navy. These volumes were badly damaged in the New York State Library fire of March 29, 1911. A bill, which subsequently passed, was then pending authorizing their return to South Carolina.
Acquisition Information:
New York State Library
Scope and Content:
This volume contains pay records for the ships' crews of the South Carolina Navy from June 1778 to December 1779. Information recorded includes the date, ship's name, crewmember name, rank/position, and amount of pay. Please note that a sizable portion of the writing on many pages is obscured or difficult to read due to the fire damage sustained during the New York State Library fire of 1911.
Appraisal Information:
unspecified
Accruals:
no
Arrangement:
Series arranged chronologically.
Conditions Governing Access:
none
Conditions Governing Use:
none
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements:
none
Other Finding Aid:
none
Location of Originals:
SCDAH
Alternative Form Available:
none
Related Material:
none
Bibliography:
none
Other Descriptive Data:
Dates on the modern binding are incorrect. Correct dates are June 1778-Dec. 1779.
Processing Information:
None
