At a Meeting of the Committee of Inspection for Baltimore County the 13th of March 1775

Upon Motion ordered that the form of an Oath, to be Taken by all Masters of Vessels, be drawn up, and the same being drawn up and approved; Ordered that the same be entered in the Minutes of the Proceedings and that every Captain take and subscribe the same.ー

You A B do make Oath on the Holy Evangels of Almighty God, that you have not imported in the Ship or Vessel called [blank] whereof you are Master during this present Voyage, except necessary Stores for the Use of the said Vessel, which are not for Sale, any Goods Wares or Merchandize whatsoever (if from Great Britain or Ireland say so (if from any other Place mention the Place) of the Growth or Manufacture of Great Britain or Ireland, or any Goods exported from Great Britain or Ireland or any East India Tea, or any Molasses, Syrups, Paneles Coffee or piemento of the Growth of the British West India Islands or Dominica, or any Wines from Madeira or the Western Islands or foreign Indico or any Slave or Slaves.

Capt. Henry Tickle of the Brig Henry & Joseph from Liverpool adressd to Mr George Woolsey appeared & reported on Oath his Cargo. consistingof 5133 Bushels of British Salt, six half Crates of Earthen Ware, and one Hhd. of Rum for Ships Stores, and further made Oath that he had not broken Bulk, or landed any part of his Cargo since his Arrival in this Provinceー

Capt. George Woolsey the Consignee of the af d Vessell made Oath, that he hath not, nor hath any Person by his order, or with his Privity or Consent, unladen or taken out any part of the Cargo imported in said Vessel since her Arrival

Sworn before Hers Courtnay

Messrs Mordecai Gist. Isaac Vanbebber John Cradock John Howard and Isaac Grift are appointed to view the State of said Brig and Cargo and report the same -

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The Gent. appointed to view the Brig Henry and Joseph reported to the Committee that they viewed and examined the said Vessel and the State of her Cargo, that they found the Hatches caulked down, and the Salt sunk about one foot, with the Marks of the Beams thereon, and that they were of Opinion, that the said Cargo or any part thereof had not been broke or landed.

The Committee proceeded to consider the State of the Brig Henry & Joseph and of the Cargo imported in the same

Resolved unanimously that the said Cargo be not landedー

Upon Application made by Capt Woolsey to the Committee for Leave to reship the Cargoe of the Brig Henry & Joseph, and on Capt Woolsey his engaging, that the said Cargo shall not be landed in any Part of North America between Nova Scotia and Georgia & on his further Engagement, that the Master of the Vessel, in which the said Cargoe is to be reshipped, shall engage on Oath, that he will not unless compelled so to do by stress of Weather land the same within the Parts before limited ー and that he will produce a Certificate from the Place, where the said Cargoe shall be landed of the Landing of the same.

Resolved that Leave be given agreable to the above.²