argaret Hill
(service).

"1778, Aug. 10: Farling Ball. L4 16s. 9d. John Alexander,
L5.

"1778, Sept. 14: Leven Powell, Gent, L6 1s. William Douglass,
Gent, L47 7s. John Tyler, L3 19s. 6d.

"1778, Sept. 15: Farling Ball, Gent, L1 17s. 6d.

"1778, Nov. 9: Andrew Adam, L16 15s.

"1778, Nov. 15: Daniel Losh, L24 6s. 9d. Geo. West, Gent, L3
10s. Farling Ball, ditto, L2.

"1778, Dec. 14: Joshua Daniel, Gent, L9 15s. John Orr, L7,
16s.

"1779, Feb. 9, Farling Ball, L18 13s. 9d. Wm. Douglass, L53
9s. 1d. Chas. Binns, L3 on acct. of widow of Hamilton.

"1779, April: John Alexander, L68 15s. Daniel Losh, L10 37s.
William Douglass, Gent, L28 16s. Andrew Adam, L17 13s. Wm.
Ellzey, L24 2s.

"1779, May: Geo. West, Gent, L42 14s.

"1779, June: Andrew Adam, L12 3s. 6d. John Orr, L43 16s. Wm.
Douglass, L18 16s. Farling Ball, Gent, L175 5s.

"1779, July: John Alexander, L18.

"1779, August: Jacob Tracey, L20 for nursing and burying
Sophia Harris, the wife of a continental soldier.

"1779, Oct: Pierce Bayly, Gent, L10. Simon Triplett, L43,
9s. 10d. Robert Jamison, L30. Jonathan Davis, L32 10s.
Farling Ball, L61 10s. 6d. Wm. Douglass, Gent, L51 15s.

"1779, John Orr, Gent, L93 8s. 3d. Leven Powell, Gent, L69
10s. Wm. Stanhope, Gent, L4 4s.

"1780, Jan.: Jonathan Davis, Gent, L50. Wm. Stanhope, Gent,
L4 4s.

"1780, February: Thomas George, L206. Israel Thompson, L119
2s. George Emrey, L46 19s.

"1780, March: Hardage Lane, Gent, L83 8s.

"1780, April: Thomas George, L15. Farling Ball, Gent, L99
6s. Wm. Douglass, Gent, L69 10s.

"1780, June: John Tyler, Gent, L40. Pierce Bayly, Gent, L20.

"1780, August: John Orr, Gent, L500. Wm. Douglass, Gent,
L44.

"1780, November: Thomas George, L221. Farling Ball, L50.
George Tyler, Gent, L8. George Emrey, Gent, L163 12s.

"1781, March: John Orr, Gent, L431 16s. Wm. Cavans, L120.

"1782, Feb.: John Orr, as per acct., for furnishing Mary
Butler, a soldier's wife, with necessaries."

_Close of the Struggle_.

On the 25th of November, 1783, the British army evacuated New York.
The independence of the United States had been acknowledged by the
British Government and the war was ended. During the following month
most of the Continental troops from Loudoun returned to