note: transcription publicly contributed - please contact us with comments, errors or omisions

Sable Island, Sept 1841
Gentlemen
Please to Pay to Mr George =
Whitiers; Mr Harvy; Mr Gabriel
Seldon; Mr John; Mr Sam; the
Sum of five Shillings each for one
Days labour, Rolling up Flour and
boating it across the Lake, which was
the only day that they could be employed
to advantage and you'll
oblige your Obedient Servant
To the Commissrs Joseph Darby
for the affairs of
Sable Island
at Halifax, N.S.

£1-5-0
sept 6th 1841