Five Dollars Reward.

Deserted from the ship of war Raleigh, under my command, Charles Williams, an Englishman, dark complection, five feet five inches high ー Francis Bennet, a Portuguese, dark complection, five feet four inches high ー Edward Fernald, an American, brown complection, 5 feet 8 inches high, ー and Samuel Clark, an American, brown complection, five feet seven inches high. ー Whoever will apprehend the said deserters and bring them on board the said ship, shall have Five Dollars reward for each, and traveling charges allowed.

Portsmouth, August 29, 1776

N.B. Went adrift from said ship, a fourteen foot Moses Boat, whoever will take up said boat and return her to said ship, shall have Two Dollars Reward.