476 Total 2900 Barrel Staves — Shipp'd by Ditto Decr 12th 1776 Then came Thomas Robinson, Master of the Schooner Adventure before me & made oath on the holy Evangels that the above is a true Manifest of the Cargo on Board the Schooner Adventure, and that he will use his best endeavours to prevent such Cargo, and every part thereof from being landed in any port of the Dominions of the King of Great Britain, or otherwise going into the Hands of the Enemies of America. — at the same Time came Anthony Banning Part owner of said Cargo, before me & made oath that the said Cargo, and no part thereof belongs to, or is for the use of or Benefit of any Inha:bitant of Great Britain, Ireland, or any of the Dominions Subject to the King of Great Britain.
J Hall 2
1. Scharf Collection, MdHS.
2. Maryland Council of Safety granted permission this date for the Adventure to clear for St. Eustatius, Council of Safety Journal, 29 August 1775 to 20 March 1777, Md. Arch.
