>>In either case, "depending" could simply mean something akin to
"planned,"
>>but regardless of that, can anyone shed light on what John South may have
>>had in mind for his Barbeque?
>>
>In modern usage, the word would be "pending", thus, "Let me have Good
>powder as I have a Barbeque pending..." ( i.e., imminent).

    "depending" is also a truncated form of "depending on the weather",
which is still a common phrase in many parts of the rural US.

        :-)             Bob Shriner

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