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Sable Island
Please to Pay the undermentioned persons, the Sums against their prespective names Sitt, it being for Labour [incluving?] the Cargo & Materials of the Brigantine Orpheus, and you will Oblige your Ogt Humble Servant
To E Wallace Esqr Joseph Darby
Commissioner for the Affairs
of Sable Island, at Halifax,
x Alexander [Hopack? Hossack?] 4 Days Work at 5/ £1-0-0
x James Stevenson - 4 Days do - 5/ - 1-0-0
x Thomas Nelson - 4 Days - do - 5/ - 1-0-0
Joseph Gibson - 4 Days - do - 5/ - 1-0-0
Thomas Gibson - 4 Day s- do - 5/ 1-
£5-0-0
J. Da
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