Joseph Lunt late Lieutenant and Christopher Clark late Carpenter of the American private Ship of War called the Rising States lately taken as Prize by His Majesty's Ship the Terrible commanded by Sir Richard Bickerton Knight do jointly and severally make Oath and say That they have heard that the said Ship Rising States was formerly called the Annabella of the Port of London in the Kingdom of Great Britain And that she was on the Seventeenth Day of June One Thousand Seven hundred and Seventy six taken as Prize by Six American Privateers and carried into the Port of Boston and condemned in the Court of Vice Admiralty there.² That these Deponents have heard that the said Ship Annabella was afterwards sold to Messrs Davis, Moore, Cairns, Mercer and Thompson who changed her Name to the Rising States and caused her to be fitted out as a private Ship of War And the said Joseph Lunt by himself saith That he was employed by the said Owners to superintend the fitting out the said Ship as a private Ship of War and that all the Materials and Stores mentioned and contained in the Inventory or Paper Writing hereto annexed marked with the Letter A were put on board of the said Ship Rising States after she was so taken by the said Six Privateers on the said Seventeenth Day of June One Thousand Seven hundred and Seventy Six and that no Part of the said Materials and Stores mentioned in the said Inventory or Paper Writing marked with the Letter A was on board of or belonging to the said Ship when she was so taken by the said Six Privateers on the Seventeenth Day of June One Thousand Seven hundred and Seventy Six as aforesaid according to the Best of his Knowlege, Recollection and Belief And the said Christopher Clark by himself saith That all the Materials and Stores mentioned and contained in the Inventory or Paper Writing hereto annexed marked with the Letter B were put on board of the said Ship Rising States after she was so taken by the said Six Privateers on the said Seventeenth Day of June One Thousand Seven hundred and Seventy Six and that no Part of the said Materials and Stores mentioned in the said Inventory or Paper Writing marked with the Letter B was on board of or belonging to the said Ship when she was so taken by the said Six Privateers on the Seventeenth Day· of June One Thousand Seven hundred and Seventy Six as aforesaid according to the best of his Knowlege, Recollection and Belief—

Both were sworn at Forton in the 
Parish of Alverstoke in the County of 
Southampton the twenty third Day of 
July 1777 Before me —
George Binsteed
Notary Publick & a Mastr Extray in Chancery.

(A)

An Inventory or Account of Boatswain's and Gunner's Stores on board the American Private Ship of War called the Rising States at the Time she was taken by His Majesty's Ship the, Terrible and which were put on board the said Ship Rising States since the 17th day of June 1776 when she was taken by the Americans vizt

One new Main Sail — One Maintop Sail — One new Fore Sail One small new Fore Sail — One new Foretop Sail — One new Maintopgallant Sail — One new Foretopgallant Sail — One new Sprit Sail — One new Sprit Sail Top sail — One new Maintopgallant Royal — One new Foretopgallant Royal — Two new Maintopmast Studding Sails — One new Topgallant Studding Sail — One Topmast Studding Sail — One new Foretopmast Studding Sail — One new Foretopgallant Studding Sail — One new Ring Tail Sail — One new Jib — One new Foretopmast Stay Sail — One Fore Stay Sail — One new Middle Stay Sail — Running Rigging Topmast and Topgallant Back Stays all new — One Pair of new Fore Tacks — Part of a Coil of new twice-laid Rope — Twelve new Dead Eyes — Eighteen new Double Blocks of different Sizes —Sixty four new Single Blocks of different Sizes — Some new Hooks and Thimbles — One new Bower Anchor - One New Kedge Anchor — Two new Bower Cables — Part of two new Hawsers — Four Coils of new Cordage — Part of two Coils of small new Cordage — Five new Log Lines — Ten new Cod Lines — Two new Brass. Compasses — Four new wooden Compasses — One new. Deep Sea Line and Lead — Six Marling Spikes — Eight Carriage Guns — Twelve Swivel Guns — Four Cohorns — And all the Gunner's Stores in General

23d July 1777

Joseph Lunt

This Paper Writing was produced and
shewn to Joseph Lunt and is the same
as is mentioned and referred to in
his Affidavit this Day sworn to by
him before me
George Binsteed

(B)

An Inventory or Account of Carpenter's Stores on board the American Private Ship of War called the Rising States at the Time when she was taken by His Majesty's Ship the Terrible and which were put on board the said Ship Rising States since the 17th Day of June 1776 when she was taken by the Americans vizt

Two Topmasts standing — Two Topgallant Masts standing — A Flying Jib Boom rigged — Two new Spare Topmasts — Two new spare Top Sail Yards — One new Sprit Sail Yard — One new Sprit Sail Top Sail Yard — Two new Lower Studding Sail Booms — Six new Topmast Studding Sail Booms — One new Ring Tail Boom — Two new spare Topgallant Masts — One new Spare Gaff — Two new Royal Yards — Ten new Studding Sail Yards — Two Barrels of Tallow — One Barrel of Pitch — One Barrel of Tar — One Barrel of Turpentine — Four Wood Axes — Some Pump Leather — Some old Iron — One new large Copper and one new small Copper fixed in an Iron Hearth — One Iron Hearth for Pots — Three new Iron Pots — Two new Iron Ladles and two new Boats

Chr^tr Clark