of the Council of Safety, 1776. 169

[W. Stone's Memorial.]

To the Honourable Council of Safety of the State of Maryland.
The Memorial of William Stone of Baltimore Town humbly
sheweth, That your Memorialist, some time in the month
of January last past, requested M^r Hercules Courtnay to
endeavour to obtain Licence of the Honourable Council of
Safety, to load your Memorialist's Brigantine with Indian
Corn, to be exported for the purpose of importing salt. But
the said M^r Hercules Courtnay not being able to procure such
Licence, did charter the said vessel to the Council on account
of the said State. That the said vessel was valued at
£1000.0.0. when in truth she cost your Memorialist
£1500. 0. 0. That your memorialist left instructions with
M^r Courtnay to have the further sum of £500 Inshured on
the said vessel at Philadelphia to indemnify your Memorialist
in case of loss.
Your Memorialist further sheweth that after the delivery of
your cargo, Capt. Martin proceeded in the said Brig to S^t
Eustatia, in order to receive the nett proceeds of two cargoes
shipp'd by your Memorialist last October, when she was
attached by M^r Richard Jenings for a debt of £300 or there-
abouts due from your memorialist to him. That the said
Richard Jenings sold the said vessel to M^r Harrison your
Agent for the sum of £900. That the said Jenings rendered
your Memorialist no account of the sale of the Brig, and
retained the sum of £450 in his own hands. That M^r Harri-
son loaded the said vessel and called on M^r Jenings for a Bill
of Sale who refused to give one. That Cap^t Martin (who was
not authorized by me to make any sale or transfer of said
vessell) was induced and prevailed on to give a Bill of sale for
said vessel to M^r Harrison in consideration of the sum of
£900 and to accept an order drawn by M^r Harrison on the
Honourable Council of Safety for the sum of £450. That the
said vessell was sold for much less than her real value, she
being worth £1500. Your Memorialist further sheweth that
at the time his vessel was attached he was possessed of prop-
erty in S^t Eustatia and S^t Kitts sufficient to discharge the debt
due to the said M^r Jenings. That the said M^r Jenings being
displeased with your Memorialist for not consigning the
vessell to him last October, acted in the manner above shewn,
to injure and oppress your Memorialist
Your Memorialist esteeming the actings and doings of the
said M^r Richard Jenings and Cap^t Martin unjust, illegal and
oppressive, begs your Honours will take his case into consid-
eration, and not suffer any advantage to be taken of him by
the sale of the said vessel to M^r Harrison, your Agent: but

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