" "40 A. L. Lovejoy.................... 75.00
" "41 A. A. Skinner.................... 200.00
" "42 J. Quinn Thornton 50.00
" "43 Oregon Printing Association......... 35.42
" "44 A. A. Skinner.........-........... 200.00
" "45 A. L. Lovejoy.................... 75.00
" "46 James W. Boyle.................. 10.95
" "47 J. Quin Thornton 50.00
" "48 George Abernethy 300.00[1]
" "49 George Abernathy 150.00
" "50 George Abernethy 50.00
Liabilities
The following are items of liabilities, as exhibited in the treasurer's report of December 9, 1846 to Wit:—
Amount due Am H. Bay company at O City . . . . . . . . . . $140.94
Amount collected of Estate of, Ewing Young . . . . . . . . 2815.00
Amount of scrip outstanding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 1475.92[2]
$ 4431.86
Assets
The following are items of assets, as exhibited in the treasurer's report of December 9, 1846 to wit:—
Amount due by George Abernethy, & 00. per account. . $81.54
" "" John H. Couch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 16.92
H "" F. W. Pettygrove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 11.27
" "" H. B. company, at Fort Vancouver.. 16.42
$126.15
Amount of assessment of territorial revenue in Clackamas county, for 1847, as per report of county clerk of November 1847 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 714.10
$840.25
Recapitulation
Amount of liabilities Pr treasurer's report of 9th Decr 1846 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. $4431.86
For warrants drawn for fiscal year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8248.08
$7674.94
The foregoing statements do not show the true state of the territorial accounts. Various sums have, no doubt, been received into the
- ↑ See also Documents K and N. It is repeatedly asserted in Bancroft's Oregon (Vol. I, p. 479 and Vol II, p. 63) that Governor Abernathy drew no salary under the Provisional Government. This impression was probably received from his having much worthless scrip on hand, for which he was reimbursed by the Legislature in 1872, receiving $2,986.21. The original amount on which interest accumulated was $1,187.29. Session news 1872, p. 172.
- ↑ Cf. Documents M and O.
