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August the 14 1841
Memorandum of an account Kept against the
Wreck of the Ship Marmora Captn Myer
of the men Employed at the value of 5/ per day
in Saving his materials and assisting them taking
to the place of Shipping, Commenced August
the 14 1841 and Ending August 26 1841.


[days and dates in columns...]
14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd [etc]

George Whittens 1 0 1 1 1 1 1/2 1 0 9 1/2 £2/7/6
W Cather
Barry
Dick
Tracy
Howard
Anderson
Brown
Mcneal
Wood
Higgins
Davis
Harvy
Buttler
Sulivan --------------
£35-7-6


I certify that the above Named Men were employed at work at the Wreck
of the Ship Marmora, (Capt James Myer) to strip the Ship and to assist in transporting her Materials to a place of safety also to be convenient for Shipping to Halifax at the Rate of five Shillings Hx cur'y per day and that they worked faithfully the Number of days respectively stated against their Names
As Witness my Hand
J Darby Superintendant
of Sable Island

whole amount is £35-7-6
Sable Island, August 27th 1841