Stonington The 24 October 1776
For The Consideration of Forty Tow shillings L money sd Money Being Advancd & Paid I bind And Ablige my SeIf to goe A Croose in the Sloop Amarican Revinue Samuel Champ[lin] Commander For John & Peleg Brown whoe are to have All My Right And Share of Prize Money that Shall be Taking by sd Sloop Or Any Other Vessel with in The Term of Eight Month From this Date as Witness My hand
In Presants off Elihu Cheesebrough Lemuel Peirson
[Endorsed] Capt Jonathan Leeds Sir Please to Take Care of the Above Indian as wee have Shipt him Peleg Brown
1. Nathaniel and Thomas Shaw Letters and Papers, NLCHS.