No 1 a 136 Inclusive, is 136 Hogsheads Tobacco And five Tuns pig Iron [Annapolis] Novr 12th 1776 Came Seth Paddock before me & made oath That the above is a true Mani£ est of his cargo, and that he will use his best endeavours to prevent such cargo and every Part thereof from being landed in any Part of the Dominions of the King of Great Britain, or otherwise going into the Hands of the Enemies of America. —
J Hall V. P.
1. Charles Roberts Autograph Collection, 722, Box 4, HCL.