Dr. 1804. Mr. William Cummins, as owner of the Ship Hiram, in account with William Sutton. hrd. ib. ib. lio. S. d. liv. 8. d. 1804. June 12. To 24 sugar, wt. nt. 35343 at 58 pr. 100, 20498 18 9 Jane 10. By neat proceeds of ship Hiram's cargo, per account of sales annexed ........ 68401 16 0 By cash brought out 1750 0 0 To 4856 lb. coffee, at 22 6 per lb. .... 5463 00 per velt, 3193 4 0 9696 4 0 To commission on 64336 liv. 6s. 4d. at 2 per cent. 18645 in 20 hhds, and 6 bbls. To 19 bales cotton 4645 lb. at 140 liv. per 100, To 2661 velts of molasses, at 24 sols 1608 84 To amount of disbursements, duties, &c. per account annexed 3246 10 6 Salem, October 28, 1803. Errors Excepted, WILLIAM ROBERTS, Mr. John Johnson in account current with William Roberts, May 19. To cash advanced per receipt June 5. To sundries per bill July 25. To payment of his order to M. B. for.... 100 29. To 1 bag coffee 96 lb. at 20 cents•••••. To 5 hhds. rum 555 gals. at 833 cents To 3 boxes glass 7 by 9, 10 dols • Aug. 1. To cash per receipt.... Sept. 2. To sundries per bill To cash per receipt. 19 20 450 dols. 2744 20. To 12 bl. flour at 8 dols. 4 bl. pork at 12. 25. To 1 hhd. sugar 8 cwt. 2 qrs. 7 lb. nt. Cr. dols cts. thereof complete, be- 2744 ing 1713 tons,at 16 dl. dols. 2744 Cr. dols. cts. 119 25 SAMUEL TRUSTY. .... delivered Wilson .... Dr: 1804. Mess. Wilson & Gale in account current with William Duncan. June 22. To 15 lb. butter 15s. tea 6s. 29. To 3 quintals scale fish, at 15s. July 2. To 1 half barrel flour do. 15. To 12lb. coffee, 18s. 28lb. sugar, 25s. 6d. do. 20. To cash Gale 28 50 Wilson 3 50 on the Ship America Gale 7 50 Wilson 25 26. To 15 bushels corn at 5s. ...... Gale 12 50 Aug. 2. To 8 do. rye at 6s. To paid their order to James Rowe.. Z 2 Dr. 1803. Mr. James Richardson in account current with Thomas Seccome. June 12. To sundries per bill. To 53 bars Iron, wt. 21 2 10 for schooner William July 15. To 121 do.. .... 41 2 18 do. do. 26. To 1 hhd. W.I. rum, qt. 107 gals. at 96 cts. Aug. 28. To cash per receipt••• 29. To 4 bbls. flour at 9 dols. 50 cts. Sept. 21. To cash paid his order to James Wise To cash in full dols. cts.|1803. 28 26 Oct. 12. By schooner William for blacksmith's work per bill, viz. 6325lb. at 6 c. 759lb. tare at 12 dols. 379 50 NOTE. When a person is furnished with his account current, it is necessary to specify the various charges, and when they are numerous, some accountants make but one charge of them in the Newburyport, 12th October, 1803. account current, referring to an annexed account of articles thus included. the several Errors Excepted, THOMAS SECCOME. BILL OF SALE. TO all people to whom this present Bill of Sale shall come, I R. P. of Newburyport, in the State of Massachusetts, Merchant, send Greeting KNOW YE, That I the said R. P. for and in consideration of the sum of three thousand, two hundred and twenty-two dollars, to me in hand well and truly paid at or before the ensealing and delivery of these presents, by S. T. of the said Newburyport, Merchant, the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge and am therewith fully and entirely satisfied and contented, have granted, bargained and sold, and by these presents do grant, bargain and sell, unto the said S. T. all the hull or body of the good brig Sally, together with all and singular her masts, spars, sails, rigging, cables, anchors, boats and appurtenances, now lying at Newburyport, and registered at the port of Newburyport, the certificate of whose registry is as follows: IN pursuance of an Act of the Congress of the United States of America, entitled," A ACT concerning the registering and recording of ships or vessels," R. P. of Newburyport, in the State of Massachusetts, Merchant, having taken or subscribed the oath required by the said act, and having sworn that he is the only owner of the ship or vessel called the Sally, of Newburyport, whereof William Smith is at present master, and is a citizen of the United States, as he hath sworn, and that the said ship or vessel was buitt at Sulisbury, in the said state, in the year seventeen hundred and ninety-nine, as also appears by a certi ficate of enrolment, No. 129, issued in this district on the fourth day of August Last, now surrendered and N. S. Surveyor of this district, having certified that the said ship or vessel has one deck and two masts, and that her length is sixtynine feet five inches, her breadth twenty-two feet and one half inch, her depth eight feet two inches, and that she measures one hundred and six tons and forty ninety-fifths, that she is a square sterned brig, has no galleries and no figure head, and the said R. P. having agreed to the description and admeasurement ubove specified, and sufficient security having been given according to the said act, the said brig has been duly registered at the port of Newburyport. Given under my hand and seal at the port of Newburyport, this first day of To have and to hold the said granted and bargained brig Sally and prem ises with the appurtenances, unto the said S. T. his heirs, executors, administrators or assigns, to his only proper use, benefit and behoof forever. And I the said R. P. do avouch myself to be the true and lawful owner of the said brig and appurtenances, and have in myself full power, good right and lawful authority to dispose of the said brig as aforesaid, and her appurtenances in manner as aforesaid, and furthermore, I the said R. P. do hereby covenant and agree to warrant and defend the said brig and premises, with the appur- tenances against the lawful claims and demands of all persons whatsoever unto the said S. T. In witness whereof, I the said R. P. have hereunto set my hand and seal, this tenth day of June, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred. |