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milk, butter, tea & sweetning, and every thing that he would possibly collect to make us comfortable during the whole week that we was working there, and he was with us every day in the boats and gave us abundance of nourishment whilst he took but little himself.
As witness our hands at Sable Island this 19th day of February 1848.
Sworn too before me this
19th of February 1848
Joseph Darby, [IG?]

His
Martin X Clye
Mark
His
James X Clye
Mark

[written halfway down page at left side]
Certificate from Martin Clye James Clye & Donald Gillis

I the undersigned do solemnly declare that all the above, and within written is strictly true, except about the clothing, which I have been told was exactly so before I came here,
As witness my hand at Sable Island, this 19th day of February 1848 --
Donald Gillis,
Donald Gillis being a highlander and understanding Gaelic, better than English begs leave to decline swearing
J. Darby