Know All Men by these presents that We whose names are hereunto subscribed, Officers & Mariners on board the armed Schoonr Franklin John Skimmer Commr have constituted & appointed & do hereby constitute & appoint John Bradford Of Boston in the County of Suffolk & State of the Massachusetts Bay Esqr Our Lawfull Attorney, for Us and in our stead & for our Use to prosecute for, demand & receive of all & every Person whatsoever, and in all Maritime & other Courts for Us to appear & demand, sue for & Recover our full shares of all prize Vessells, Prize money, Tackle Furniture Goods Merchandi [s] e & every kind of Prise property that may be & shall be taken in the Cruise in said Schooner untill our Return to Boston aforesd hereby satisfying & confirming whatsoever our said Attorney Shall do or cause to be done to all Intents & Purposes, as much as if We his Constituents were present

In Witness whereof We have hereunto Sett our hands & Seals this 21st day of Septembr 1776ー

Signed, sealed & dd.
in Presence of Us
Tho^s Jackson
John Lambert Junr

Witness Tho^s Jackson
William Bradford
to John Lewis