[Extract]
Port of Philadelphia
Pennsylvania ss.t ー
On the ninth Day of August in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy six Before the honorable George Ross Esqr Judge of the Court of Admiralty... Came Richard Peters Esquire one of the Proctors of the said Court and exhibited unto the said Judge the Bill of Philip Moore &c: against John Adams and prayed that the same was read in the Words following to wit...
The Bill of Philip Moore and others Owners of the Privateer Sloops Chance and Congress fitted out of the said Port to cruize against the Enemies of these United States
Sheweth ー That a certain John Adams was duly commissioned and appointed Captain and Commander of the sd Sloop called the Chance... on the high Seas did arrest seize and as prize take a certain Ship or Vessel called the Lady Juliana commanded by Captain Christopher Stevens...
That on the high Seas and within the Jurisdiction of this Court while the said Ship Lady Juliana was in the Possession of the said John Adams as Prize he the said John Adams did embezzle and to his own private and particular Use take and convert the following Articles part of the Cargo of the said Prize Lady Juliana to wit one thousand Dollars equal to three hundred and seventy five pounds current Money of Pennsylvania three Bags containing four hundred and fifty Dollars equal to one hundred and sixty eight pounds fifteen Shillings like Money and a Quantity of Ships Plate and other Articles equal in Value to three hundred pounds Sterling equal to five hundred and twenty five pounds Money of Pennsylvania which said several Sums and Articles to the Value thereof amounting in the whole to fifteen hundred and eight pounds fifteen Shillings Pennsa Curry the said John Adams doth now detain and keep and refuseth to make Distribution thereof or produce the same to be libelled in this or any other Court of Admiralty of these States contrary to the said Agreement and all good Faith and Justiceー
Wherefore your Complainants pray that Process may be issued by this honorable Court to arrest and take the Person of the said John Adams...
Richard Peters Proctor
for Complainantsー
Philada Augt 9th 1776ー
Schedule Annexed
| 1000 Dollars. |
£ 375.. ー |
| 3 Bags contg 450 Dr |
168..15.. |
| 8 lbs Gold computed at |
440— |
| Ships Plate valued at 300 £ Sterg Ex: 75 p Ct |
525— |
| |
£1508..15. |
