"We the undersigned agree to pay to Joseph Potts the amount
anex'd to names for the purpose of building a Framed house 26 by
20 feet at or near the 10 Mile Post for a School House and Church
the Building to be free for all Christians to Preach in."

James R. Hooker                    paid 5.00            
Joseph Potts            (in Nails) paid 5.00            
Robert Salter                      paid 5:00            
Jno. McWilliams                         1:00   16  00
A Burbank [Benbank?]               paid 5.00            
John Orkney                        paid 2:00            
Jarvis B Buxton in Lumber          paid 8:00            
Saml W Lucas                       paid 2:00   17  00
Welcome Hoell                           1:00   33  00
Joseph B Hinton                         10:00           
Lewis L[eroy?]                       pd 2:00            
Wm. Barrow                         paid 2:00            
Nathl. J. Oliver                   paid 2:00   17  00
Fred' [Ferd'?] Brooks           paid--- 1:00            
Jno. W. Potts                         / 2:00            
William Blackledge      1000 feet Lumber 10:00           
George Hill                         paid 10:00           
Clemmons Arnold                     paid 1:00            
Joshua Arnold                       paid 1:00   25  00
Arden Blount                             5:00            
Edmund Edwards                      paid 2:00            
Joshua Ecklin Senr                       5.00            
Joshua Ecklin Jr                         3:00            
James Brown                              2:00   17  00
                                                92  00
                       Continued and forwd     $92  00
John Dixon                               2:00            
Abram Raven                              1:00            
Nathl. Harding                      paid 2:00            
John Cratch                      pd $8-- 10:00           
Lucinda Edwards                     paid 5.00            
Fred Downs                               5.00   25  00
Michl. Hill                              10:00           
Israel Harding                        pd 1:00            
Joshua Shivers                           1:00   12  00
D. H. Burbank                            1:00            
Corns. Patrick                           2:00            
Harvey Hill                        pd 3$ 5.00            
Hayes S [Labarbe?]                  paid 5.00            
Arnet Edwards                            1:50            
Thos. Searles                      pd.$1 1:00   15  50
Danl. Paul                               2:00            
Wm Roberts                               1:00            
Geo. W. Arnold                      paid 1:00            
Jesse Nobles                        paid 2:00            
John Weston                         paid 2:00            
John Osborn                              2:50            
Simon Cruthers                      paid 5.00   15  50
                to this place the amt. 
                              appears    [struck]
Isaac Nobles                          pd 3:00            
Sally Blount                        paid 5:00            
Wm. Adams                           paid 1:00            
Wm. Knox                            paid 5.00            
John D. Barr [Burr?]                     2:50            
Miles Blount                             1:00            
S Denb[eigh?]                            1:00            
John Purser                              1:00            
John Scarborough                         1:00            
James Caramer? [Cramer?]                 1:00   21  50
                                                18  50
                        [forward]              181  50
Jonathan Havens                          1:00            
Allen Edwards                        pd. 2:00            
David Edwards                        pd. 2:00            
Aron Cox                                 2:00            
Isaac Nobles                             1:00            
John Buck                                1:00            
James Knox                           pd. 2:00            
Bryan Grimes                         pd. 2:00            
Noah Gallaway                        pd. 1:00            
Henry Harding                            2:00            
Stephen C Worsley                        1:00            
Robert Godley Sr                         2:00            
Robt. Godley Jr                          5:00   24  00
Chs. E. Sla_y [Slazy, Slagg?]            2:00            
Noah Knox                            pd. 2:00            
Joseph W. Patrick                        5.00            
Willi[s?] Knox                           2.00            
Jordan Knox                              2:00            
Jordan Knox                              2:00            
Lemmon Edwards                           1:-pd  14  00
Matthew Kelley                           2:00            
Thos. A. Dernell? [Durrell?]             2:50            
Richd. Nobles                            2:00            
James Buck                               2:00            
William Patrick                          2:00            
Reading Grist                            5:00            
J C K [JOK?} Williams                    5.00            
Thos. Ellison                            4:00            
So__ [looks like Soda] Redditt           5.00            
D H. McCabe                              2:00            
Joseph Wall                              2:50   18  50
                                              $269  50
Thos. Allen                      paid    5    $264  50 

Dating this document: The handwriting for this document seems to match that of Noah
Gallaway (Sr.), as appearing in the Bible Records. The account is not dated, but definitely
pre-dates 1850, judging from the names appearing in the list. The more recognizable
persons were all born in the latter fourth of the 18th century, and few of them were still
living when the 1850 census was taken. Joseph B. Hinton, according to p. 14 of Pamteco
Tracings, Dec. 1988, was born in 1788, "near Washington." In 1809, he was Register of
Deeds in Washington. This committment to a church/school in the Chocowinity area was
probably made prior to his removal to town.

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