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I have a Complant Enter a gainst Mr James Bryant your goner [gunner] for Carring a way with out Leaye out of the alfred a pare of pistoles and Sum other things belonging to the goner of the alfred and on Rescept of this you are to Lett Leut [Robert] Saunders have the pistoles if to be found and Lett him Sarch to his Satisfaction for the other things mising.

To Histate Hacker Esqr or the Commanding officer that may be on Bord the Hamden, at the time Mr Sanders Comes