Know all Men by these Presents that We Daniel Martin & John Blake of Boston in the County of Suffolk & State of Massachusetts Bay Merchants, Major-part Owners of the Private Vessel of War called the Resolution & Jeremiah Obrian of Machias in the State of aforesaid, Mariner, & Commander of the said Private Vessel of War, are holden & stand firmly bound & oblig'd unto Henry Gardner Esqr Treasurer & Recr General of the State aforesaid in the full & just Sum of Two Thousand Pounds to be paid to the said Henry or to his Successor in Office to & for the Use of the said State; to the which payment well & truly to be made We bind Ourselves, Our Heirs, Execrs and Adminisrs firmly by these Presents; Sealed with Our Seals, dated this Nineteenth Day of August 1777 —

The Condition of this present Obligation is such that whereas the Great & General Court of the State aforesaid, on the Nineteenth day of April last, in and by a certain Resolve, allowing private Persons to fit out Vessels of War, did among other Things Restrict them from Shipping on board said Vessels of War any Inhabitant of any of the New England States, other tfom the State of the Massachusetts Bay — If therefore the above bounden Daniel, John & Jeremiah shall not Inlist or take on Board said Vessel of War any Inhabitant of any of the New England States, other than the State of the Massachusetts Bay aforesaid, then this Obligation to be null & Void, otherwise, to remain in full Force & Virtue —

Signed, Sealed & Delivered
in Presence of —
Timo Austin Jno Furnass