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Halifax February 18th 1848

We the undersigned acknowledge to have
received from Joseph WE Darby, Master of
the Schr Daring the Sum set against our
respective names . it being the amount agreed
for, for a trip to Sable Island and back to
Halifax
his
Witness 50/ Benjamin X Full"[ker]"
Edward Horn mark
his
35/ James X Horn
mark
40/ Edward Horn
35/ William Mansfield
his
35/ James X Burns
mark
his
35/ George X Lee
mark
35/ Thomas Crawley
Henry Osburn } 35/
paid to his Wife }
as per receipt annex,d
Whole amount of wages as above for this}
trip to Sable Island and back to Halifax } is L15-0-0
Joseph W.E. Darby
Comm['er] of Schr Daring