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Received. Halifax 15 May 1832 from
the Commissioners for the Affairs of
Sable Island Eight Pounds 6/8 being
my proportion of £ 50 -- allowed by the
Referees for services Performed in assisting
to save the Cargo and Materials of the Brig Orpheus.

His Mark X John Stevens
£8. 6. 8

Witness
Joseph Darby, Sable Island May, 31, 1832

500