Abner Bryan (died young)

I Receivd. Your Favour by the Indians Which According to Your Orders I have Furnished the Carolina Detachment with Armes & Ammonition, Your Over Sear & myself went Yesterday to Capt. Perkinse's to see if we Could Get any Intelligence of the Remainder Part of Your Flwor which the Miller Informes me that by Your Orders Lestways Bishops that he was to Deliver to Smith the Baker 200,Wt. & no Several Different People besids further he says that Your Waggoner at Different Times, Carryed Large Baggfulls of Flour Down to Your Quarter, I Can Realy Git no Further Sattisfaxtion then before but belivs they have Actted Very Cearliss in the Matter, Your Peter smith has been Extreamely ill with the Plurycy but is some What mended, I have Inclos'd another Small Accot. that I have Paid Colo. Hite on the Accot. of the Ellextion I Dont know Weather I have Acted Prudent or not but is Paid of all Accots. that was Contracted at that time which Will not amount to more than Forty Pounds, the 25 Pound You left with me, is allmost made Use, of, In Paying the Miner as there was Eight Pound Due before You went away the Smiths Accot. will Run Prety High in Makeing & Pointing the Orgors for the Well, I have been Oblige to Pay a Doctor for Attending the Sick in the Fort, I Should be mutch Oblige to You to Inform me, in what Manner I am to be Supplyd with Subsistance my Money being almost out the Governor wrote Very kind to me & Desires as I will still Carry on the Building but is Never Mentioned one Word about Money, I am Dr. Sir Your Friend & Very Hble Servt. CHAS. SMITH I have Inclosd Your News Paper & the Rest of the Gentlemens I Jest now Recavd. orders from General Forbes to Deliver us an Axacte of all the Stores & Working Tools at Winchester —