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Mem.o of Life Boats

Rec'd from Boston pr. Sch.r Windsor, landed at Commercial Wharf and placed in charge of Mr. W.m Lawson 13th Oct.r 1854

[all items in the following list have a checkmark in pencil at left]

1 Metalic Surf Boat (Reliance)
1 do Life do (Samaritan)
1 do do Car
2 India Rubber pails
4 Cork Fenders (on Boats 2 each)
11 Oars (7 large & 4 small)
14 Chains & Balls (on Boats)
20 Thole pins
3 Boat hooks
1 rudder yoke & back band
1 Tin can
1 Stove & pipe
20 Iron shot
1 Pot
1 Kettle
1 Case marked DLD
1 Can [crossed out: marked] ^mortar M No 1
3 Coils Manilla cordage
1 do White line
1 Manilla Hawser
1 Tin case
1 paper parcel
1 Wagon [written as "Waggon" with one "g" crossed out]

[at lower right]
The above cop.d from bill
Lading –
[signature] J.B. McNab