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| Memorandum of Agreement made this Sixth day
of October In the year of our Lord One thousand seven Hundred
and Eighty six And in the twenty seventh year of the Reign of
His most excellent Majesty King George the Third over Great
Britain & in manner and form following (that is to say)
We the undersigned do hereby undertake Contract and agree to
and with Joseph Irwin (Conductor of a certain intended Settlement
or Colony to be situated on the Grain Coast of Africa and to
be called "The Land of Freedom" under the Protection
of and by the Encouragement and support of the British Government
as follows Viz. We the Men Women and Children whose Names are
undersigned being Seamen Labourers and of various other descriptions
(receiving the Charity from the Humanity of the British Government)
for and in Consideration of the several Sums of money already
had and received and of the Emoluments Liberties and Priviledges
found and provided for such of us as may choose and wish to
be happily Settled on the said Grain Coast of Africa and for
divers other good causes and Considerations us hereunto severally
especially moving Have and each and every of us Hath undertaken
agreed and contracted and by these presents Do and each and
every of us Doth undertake Agree and Contract to and with the
said Joseph Irwin To Assist in Navigating and doing such work
as we are severally capable of doing Or as the said Joseph Irwin
shall reasonably direct on board of the Ship or vessell called
the Bellisarius of London Captain Seal Or on board of the Ship
or Vessell called the Atlantic of London (late the Dennis) Captain
Muirhead which said Ships or Vessells are now lying in the River
Thames bound shortly by Gods Permission from the Port of London
to Sierra Leona on the Grain Coast of Africa or on board of
either of them And We do also severally undertake agree and
contract to go be and continue on board of the said Ships or
Vessells or either of them on or before the Twentieth day of
October Instant And He the said Joseph Irwin in Consideration
thereof (and by the approbation of the Committee appointed for
this Charitable purpose) Doth hereby undertake agree and Contract
with all and every the undersigned Men Women and Children to
find and provide for all and each of them The necessary Cloathing
Good Provisions and all other reasonable Necessaries for and
during the said intended passage and Voyage And also for Four
Months after the arrival of the said Ship or Vessell or Ships
or Vessells on the Grain Coast of Africa aforesaid agreeable
to a plan published by the late Mr. Henry Smeathman deceased
by the direction of the said Committee reference being thereunto
had will more fully and at large appear And also shall and will
provide for all and every of the undersigned Men Women and Children
proper Certificates of their being Loyal Subjects to His said
Majesty King George the Third his Heirs and successors to be
printed on Parchment and deliver them in a Tin Box in order
to preserve the same As Witness our Hands the day and Year first
above written. |
Joseph Irwin |
1. |
John Walter Harris |
31. |
Mary Smith |
2. |
John Wilson |
32. |
John Jacob |
3. |
Louis Latouch |
33. |
George Isaac |
4. |
Charles Stoddart |
34. |
Rob[er]t Moore |
5. |
William Gorman |
35. |
Rob[er]t Clayton |
6. |
John Smith |
36. |
Peter Harris |
7. |
John William Ramsey |
37. |
Eliz[abe]th Ramsey |
8. |
Abra[ha]m Elliot Griffith |
38. |
James Harris |
9. |
John Mandeville |
39. |
James Brown |
10. |
James Strong |
40. |
John Wells |
11. |
Thomas Holder |
41. |
John Skinner |
12. |
James Read |
42. |
Peter Grant |
13. |
William Johnson |
43. |
John Steward |
14. |
Will[ia]m Green |
44. |
Dan[ie]l Mooree |
15. |
Joshua Brown |
45. |
Rich[ar]d Gutterow |
16. |
Joseph Poole |
46. |
John Murray |
17. |
James Johnson |
47. |
Tho[ma]s Woodley |
18. |
George Newton |
48. |
James Johnston |
19. |
Lewis Rose |
49. |
Tim[othy] Allenby |
20. |
Jacob Jackson |
50. |
W[illia]m Collinson |
21. |
Paul Clarke |
51. |
David Allington |
22. |
William Reper |
52. |
Pat[ric]k Lawson |
23. |
Aaron Brooks |
53. |
David Davidson |
24. |
William Green |
54. |
Ab[raha]m Lumley |
25. |
Eliz[abe]th Green |
55. |
James Nesbit |
26. |
Eliz[abe]th Peazer |
56. |
Anth[on]y Smith |
27. |
Ben[jami]n Brown |
57. |
Tho[ma]s Nottingham |
28. |
Joseph Innis |
58. |
John Adams |
29. |
Thomas Peter |
59. |
Rob[er]t Young |
30. |
John Morris |
60. |
William Kelly |
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