Session House for Middlesex
20th. Janry 1785

Minutes of the Committee appointed toAudit the
Account of the late Mr Benson Treasurer for the County and other
matters

Present
[mark] Nathaniel Conant< no role > Esqr
Thomas Gordon< no role > Esqr
[mark] William Bleamire< no role > Esqr with Chair
Joseph Faikney< no role > Esqr.

Read the Order of Referrence to this Committee made at the last Session
of the Peace holden for this County Vizt. ("To examine and adjust from
time to time the Account or Accounts of the Treasurer of this County as
"will with respect to his Receipts as his Expenditures and also to
"examine and audit all demands of what nature or kind soever
"made upon this County previous to the Payment thereof.")and that no
"demand shall be Aquidated unless first reported by the said
"Committee and allowed by the Courtto take and examine the
"Account of the Executor or legal Representative of Mr John Benson< no role >
"deceased late Treasurer of this County of all Monies received and paid
"by the said Mr Benson in his life time sence his last Account as
"such Treasurer and Receiver".

Mr. Benjamin Burchell< no role > attending for the legal
Representative of Mr John Benson< no role > deceased late Treasurer of this
County The Committtee proceeded to examine the Accounts produced
when it appeared as follows

That there are three distinct heads of Account Vizt
1st. County Rate
2d. County Rents
3d. Haymarket Tolls.

I

That in respect to the County Rate the Accounts Mr Benson
as Treasurer of this County were made upexamined and
allowed to the 20th. day of April last and by which Account there
was a Balance remaining in his hands of £200..7..4½

II

That by an Order of Court in April
Session last a County Rate was directed to be
levied for the Sum of}
4000..0..0

III

That Mr Benson received of the Rate
immediately preceeding the Rate in April
and which in the last settlement of this Accts.
was charged as deficient}
200..7..3½

£4400..14..8.