Memorandum of a Charter party of Affreightment Made and Concluded upon the first day of March A:D: 1777 by and between Nahum Ward of Portsmouth in the State of New Hampshire Merchant of the One part and John Langdon of said Portsmo Esqr agent for the Continent of the Other part

Witnesseth that the Said Ward (in behalf of himself & partners owners of the Schooner Friends Adventure) doth hereby let on Freight to the Said Langdon the Said Schooner Friends Adventure & the Said Langdon hath hired the Same on a Voyage to be perform'd with Said Schooner from the Port of Piscataqua to Baltimore in Maryland or some other port in the United States and from such port or ports back to this port and the Said Ward for himself & partners covenants and agrees with the Said Langdon that said Schooner during said Voyage Shall be kept Staunch tight & every way fit for th[is] Purpose ー and on her safe return to this port the Said Langdon shall pay to the Said Ward for the hire of the Said Schooner at the rate of Eight Shillings P Ton P Month for each Ton that the Said Schooner Shall Measure according to Carpenters Tonnage & further one Shilling P Ton that Said Vessell shall Measure for the use of Extraordinary Sails which are put on board by said Owners provided the Said S[c]hooner shall perform the said Voyage without being lost or taken by the Enemy in which case the Said Owners Shall not be intitelled to any hire —