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The Humble Commissioner for the Affairs of Sable Island
For Joseph Darby [Dr?]

1829
For the Nine of Feb. Shelburne Packet
Commencement
March 27th April - - - - - - one Ship to Sable Island £ 40.0.0
10th May - - - - - - one Ship to - to - to - 25.0.0
15th August - - - - - - - - - -one Ship to - to - To - 25.0.0
1st October - - - - - - - - - -First Ship To - To - To - 25.0.0
12th October - - - - - - - - -Second Ship To - To - To - 25.0.0.

To your acceptance from Neil McNiege for 1.4.6
To your acceptance from John Vaughan for 17.- -
To your acceptance from Shadwich Gace for 4.3.2
To your acceptance from Patrick McNiege for 16.--
To your acceptance from John Vaughan, again for 12 - -
To your acceptance from Ben. Johnson which,
was changed to him in Settlement for 5.0.0
To Wages for David Lawrence on Sable Island,
from October 1st-1829 till January 1, 1830, inclusive
3 months at 45/ 6.15.0
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£159.7.8
those acceptances are all Jan 1829
(written along the left-hand side)

I received in April from the Treasurer £25.0.0
you paid W. J. Clarke for me 62.10.9
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Balance £ 87.10.9