APPENDIX. — NOTE J. 



547 



" An Estimate of Damages suxlainrd by Geo. Pierce, Esq., [0/ Aston] by the forces 

 of the kiny of Great Jiritain and their adherents under the immediate command 

 of General Earl Cornwallis,on the J.'!, 14 and 15 days 0) September, 1777, viz. : 



" Drove from my house, farm, &c., which damaged me, 



1 young mare, saddle and l)ridle, . 



2 draught liorses, 



1 waggon, .... 

 8 pair of chains, 



4 colhirs 8 p"^ hcims. 

 Harness for 8 horses, 



2 plougiis burnt, irons taken away, 

 2 iron shovils, spades and wheelbaro, 



1 grind stone, iron hangings, 



2 a.xes, 2 mattocks, maul and wedges, 



beef cattle, 



5 milch cows, 



3 yearling calves, 

 41 sheep, .... 



1 large hog, . 



6 smaller do., 

 Poultry not numbered, 

 200 doz. of wheat at 5*., 

 11 doz. rye at 4«., 

 140 doz. oats at 2s. Qd., 

 60 bushels of clean oats, 

 20 tun of hay at £.") ^- ' . 



2 waggon load of flax burnt, 

 1 cask flower, 



A quantity of beef and backon, 

 5 acres of Indian corn destr'^, 



3 acres of buckwheat destroyed. . 

 Apples of 2 orchards by computation, 

 H doz. chairs burnt, 

 2"bedsteads, bottoms and beds burnt or take 



1 woman saddle, 



Barr furniture, bowls, glasses, &c.. . 

 Kitchen do. pots, pans, &c., 



2 pr. steelyards. 

 Fire shovels and tongs, - . 

 600 pennel of fence burnt at ISrf. %* pennel, 

 Barn destroyed, repairing cost, 

 A wheel chain, 



■ Chester ss. 



"Proved November 27th, 1782, before me. 



"Jno. Pearso> 



" Taken by the British army under Ilowe,from the I2th to the I6th of September, 1777, 



from Charles Porter of Birminyham township, 'a very poor man.'' 

 1 good cow, . . . . . . .700 



1 new shirt. Vis, 6d. ; G doz. yarn, 2 doz. to the lb., . .17 6 



