Know all Men by these Presents That we John Cooke, Thomas Corey, Isaac Corey and Pardon Gray all of Tiverton in the County of Newport in the Colony of Rhode Island &c. Merchants as principals and Cromwell Child of Warren in the County & Colony aforesaid Shipwright as Surety are held and firmly bound unto Joseph Clarke Esqr. General Treasurer of said Colony in the Sum of Twelve Hundred Pounds Lawful Money to be paid to the said Joseph Clarke in his said Capacity or to his Succeswrs in said Office for the Use of the said Colony to which Payment well and truly to be made we bind Ourselves Our Heirs Executors and Administrators firmly by these Presents. Sealed with Our Seals. Dated the Twenty fourth Day of January in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand and Seven Hundred and Seventy Six.
Whereas Thomas Case Master of the Sloop Union burthened about Eighty Tons is bound by Permission of the Honble Nicholas Cooke Esqr. Governor of the said Colony on a Voyage with his said Sloop to any of the Foreign Islands in the West Indies to purchase Powder and other Military Stores. Now therefore the Condition of this Obligation is such That if the said Thomas Case shall well and truly lay out the whole Proceeds of the Cargo on board the said Sloop in Gun Powder Saltpetre Sulphur Duck or Arms and shall import the same into this or any other of the United Colonies in America the Danger of the Seas and of the Enemy only excepted, and also further excepting that in Case the said Thomas Case shall not be able to invest the whole Proceeds of the Sperma Ceti Candles in the Articles abovesaid that then he shall be permitted to lay out and bring back the remainder in Ozenbriggs Ticklinburgh, Lead Salt petre, Flints, Linnen or Woolen Cloths Jesuits Bark or Rhubarb then this Obligation shall be void or else in full Force.
1. Maritime Papers, Bonds, Masters of Vessels, R.I. Arch.
