Know All Men by these Presents—

That I Thomas Carruth of Marblehead in the County of Essex Marriner for And in Consideration of the Sum of Eighteen pounds Lawfull [money] to Me in hand paid By Ebenezer Graves of Marblehead, in Said County, Blacksmith the Receipt Whereof I do hereby Acknowledge, do here by Sell and assign and Make Over to him the Said Ebenezer Graves and his heirs, or Attrony, One Quarter part of A Single Shear of All prizes that Shall be taken By the Brigganteen General Gates¹ Cap^t John Skimer Com^nd in the Continential Service, Bound A Cruise Against the Enemys of the United States of America, for the Space of five or Six Months—Further More I Do promise that he Shall be Intitled to all the One Quarter of A Share of All prizes that Shall be taken in Company or Any Other Ways Concern'd this Said Cruse And I the said Thomas Carruth, do hereby Covenant and promise the Said Ebenezer Graves, that I the Said Thomas Carruth, Will proceed in the Said Briggantteen and do My Duty th[torn] there As to Intitle the Said Ebenezer to the Said of Quarter of A Share During the Whole of the Said Cruse be it Longer Or Shorter and I do hereby fully Impower, the Said Ebenezer Graves in My Name to demand and Receive of the Agent or Agents for the Said Briggateen During the whole of the Said Term and in My Name to pass Ample Receipts and Discharge for the Same, In Witness Whereof I have hereunto Set My hand & Seal this fifteenth Day of Aprill Anno Domini one thousand Seven hundred & Seventy Eight—

Signed Sealed and Delivered in presents of us— Benjn. Wormsted Thomas Vinning

thomas Carruth

Marblehead [Mass.] Aprill the 15^th 1778

To the Agent

Sir Please to Deliver to Ebenz^r Graves of Marblehead Or his Order² All that May Be Due On the One Quarter of A Share that May be taken By the Brigganteen Genarall Gates, Or Any prize Or prizes she May be Concerned in this Cruse and So doing you will Oblidge your Hble Ser^vt 

thomas Carruth