The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-09-22

India buhneIs, as he underflood. that he has never
een his iad fon nce heard from him for feveral
wears, until the notification from the government of
the United States-ihat this fon was pretty well
made. aud had light iandy complexion, and tina, he
was born at the lanyard, belonging to d certain
William Iilghman, on the public road from Centre
Vile TO Queen's Town.
Sworn before NE the day and year aforefaid.
WIN. LINDSEY.
Each Of the foregoing expeditions is accompanied
by 4 Iimiiar certificate Of Office, as the frl1
The sollo.;ing is extracted from the fgna,ures to
the original articles of agreement and roll of equ
page of the ichooner Eagle, Greenberry Griffin, maj
ter, bound from Norfolk to St. Bartholomew.
Aug. 9th.-Johu Sira.:han, Queens county,
Maryland"
I BEMJAM'S DAVIS of Wenpor, in the county of
Briitol and Commonwealth Of Mafachufetrs, yco-
man, being legally qualified give evidence, DO de
pole and lay, that about fourteen fifteen years
go, William Rowland la:e Of faid We0pors, mari
ner, deceaied, brought to Welport with him color
ed boy, then about fix Years of az, that the of
the iaid boy was Daniel Martin, that he was bound
to the fad William a, an apprentice fervant,
der the authority OF the laws of this Commonwealth
by the felsetmen and overfeers of the poor of isd
town OF WeitPort, and the indentures executed
at the houie OF this Opponents that the laid Daniel
was afterwards, on his arrival the age of fourteen
years, IN apprentice fsrvant of Many Rowland
widow and reiet of faid William Rowland, aud i, is
now about ieven years nce have feen the aid Dan.
iel He was then of common itature Rrash, built.
and without any prominent marks by which to DEL
er'be his Perfcn. Il was alwas undernood by me
thar the faid Daniel was from fome Soanih ie,te.
ment in America.
BENJAMIN DAVIS.
United Ssatsi Of fmeriea, Corr
s,Onrvenitb Of Ldagaebg/ftf,,
Brfok 4.
On this l3th day Of July 1907, before me Eli Hake
notary public, duly elected and qualified, and
dwelling in the town of New Bedford; perIon.
ally appeared Benjamin Davis, efq. and made
folemn oath, to the truth of the foregoing itate-
ment of affidavit by him fubfcribed
In teiiimony whereof, asye hereunto fe, my hand
l. and no,oral ea in ich cafes ufed, the day and
year tir8 written.
ELI HASKELL, Not. Pub.
NANCY Rowland of New Bedford in the
county OF Briftol and Commonwealth of MaGachu-
fetts, widow and relia of William Rowland, late of
"ciport in laid county, mariner, 90 depofe and fay
tina, in the month of Auguft in the year of eur Lord
ieventeen hundred and ninety two, according to the
bett OF my recollection, my faid hufband brought
with him on voyage from Buenos Ayres Daniel
Martin, co!ored boo, then i'll the ieventh year of
his age, who was born to him as an apprentice or
iervant by his mother; that after the death of nv
fad hufband and the arrival of faid Daniel az the
age OF fourteen years, he bound hmfelf BY law of
this Commonwealth, to me the deponent, and after
living with me about year, left me, and fiuce tina,
time have never feen heard from the raid Daniel
until the application to take this tenimony At the
time the iaid Daniel left nae, he was of about COM
mon tature, and do not rccollecf any peculiar
marks by which he could be readily defcrbed, he
was very ffraight at that time. The indentures by
which he was bound BY accident and length of time
are milaid or loa.
Nancy HowLANp.
United Slater Of s9Sgerifa, Com
ngOnzVeaib eff Afalaftgjtn,, '''
.B,yaol, r.
On this srh day of Jsy, 1907, before me Eli alke
notary public, duly elected and qualified, and
dwelling in the town of New Bedford, perfon
ally appeared Nancy Rowland, and made tolen,n
oath, TO the truth of the foregoing ftatement of
affidavit, BY her funfcribed. -.
liz teaimony whereof, have hereunto fe, NV ka,d
l. s. and afhred my notarial zeal, the day and Dear
above written.
Ell HASKELL, Not. Pub
The followingi, extracted from the Portage bill
of the ihp Catalonia, Francis Mahaly, mater who
failed about the e6th of January, 1907, for Canton
and returned about 9Th March, 1905.
Daniel Martin-feaman-fhipp January %
lSo2-diicharged March ID, sos-time ON board
IL months, l.. days-2o dollars month-total wa
ges l62 dollars, rs cents"
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