by council of the presidincy converted his funds to feeding the poor. bringing in meat & flour &c— and while thus engaged, drew upon the Laws— who were then engaged in mechandize [merchandise]— to the amou[n]t of some six hundred dollars, which, on account of his expnditurs for the poor he was not able to pay within some 70 or 80 dollars as soon as Laws wanted it. though he offerd thm <good> propety propety at considrable less than ma[r]ket value.— as was obliged to leave the — and a littele season. In <on> chu[r]ch business. oppressed— <worried thretene [threatened], & intimidatd> his family, in his absane [absence] for said pay——
<When> made a public dinner on the 4th of July. < was obliged to be asbnet [absent] &> depos[i]ted funds <meat flour &c> with to feed to the poor at that dinner. and handed it out as his own popety.