To the hon^ble. Joshua Brackett Esq^r. Judge of y^e
Maritime Court for said State.—

Be it remembered that on the first day of December AD 1777 Elisha Doane of Wellfleet in the County of Barnstable & State of Massachusetts Bay Esq^r. comes into Court & claims the Brigantine Lusanna & the several articles in the annexed schedule mentioned on board said Brigantine as his property against which a Libel is filed in said Court in behalf of Joshua Stackpole Commander of the private armed Brigantine called the MClary & all concernd therein & the truth of the facts containd in said libel is to be tried on the 8th day of december instant in said Court & the said Doane says the same Brigantine & the same articles of goods, wares, & merchandizes mentioned in said Schedule are not by law liable to forfeiture wherefore he prays the same may be by the decree of said Court restored to him & for his Costs¹