Proceedings of the Committee for the County of Balitmore

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Committee met May 22, 1775: Present, Samuel Purviance, Chairman, and fourteen other Members; Robert Alexander, Secretary.

Ordered, That the following Oaths be taking by the Owners, Consignees, or Supercargoes of all Vessels, and by the Masters and Officers of the same, that shall load in Patapsco-River:

"You A˙ B˙, owner, supercargo, or consignee of the ship or vessel called the — whereof — is master, do make oath that you will not order or direct, nor order any person for you to direct, the cargo now laden, or intended to be laden on board the said vessel, or any part thereof, to be unladed, landed, or delivered, from on board the said vessel, within the Province of Georgia, East or West-Florida, Quebeck, Nova-Scotia, St˙ John' s, CapeBreton, Newfoundland, or at any part of the fishing coasts, or fishing islands, or at the town, or in the harbour, of Boston, or to any vessel, or vessels, in either of the said islands, Provinces, coasts, or town, or harbour, of Boston. And further, that you do not know that the said vessel or cargo is intended or directed by any order from the owner, or owners thereof, to proceed to any or either of the said Provinces, coasts, islands, or town of Boston; and that if the master of such vessel should land or unlade the said cargo, or any part thereof, at any of the places before excepted, contrary to the tenour of this oath, that you will, in such case, give information thereof to this Committee. "You — master and officers of the ship or vessel called — do make oath that you will not land,

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