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Provincial Court Land Records, 1676-1700
Volume 717, Page 715   View pdf image
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          Charles Town March the 2.d 1693/4

                   Articles of Agreement between the honourable
                   John Addison Esq.r and Hugh Bickford comander of
                   the ship Elizabeth and Anne of Topsam viz.t

       Whereas the abovenamed Hugh Bickford is now by Gods permission
       bound for England and from thence sayes intends for the Island Bermudas
       and this River Wicocomaco in Maryland he the s.d Hugh Bickford
       doth oblidge himself to deliver Cap.t John Addison three good sound male
       Negroes betwixt eighteen and thirty years of age and in consideracon
       of the same the s.d John Addison hath here paid him in hand twenty
       four pounds tenn shillings and seaven pence sterling and doth
       further oblidge himself w.thin fourty Days after the delivery of the
       Negroes to pay unto Hugh Bickford or order twelve thousand and
       five hundred pounds of good Merchantable Arrapoco Tobacco in
       Casque upon his own plantations further it is agreed upon that if
       the s.d Hugh Bickford should by any Accident miss y.e Isle and Bermudas
       w.ch God forbid them the s.d Hugh Bickford doth oblidge himself
       to repay Cap.t John Addison the above asum of twenty four ten shillings
       and seaven pence money in England or goods att plest cost In
       England w.ch is to be att the choice of Cap.t John Addison In wittness
       whereof we have interchangeably sett our hands and seals this 2.d
       of March 1693/4
                                                                Hugh Bickford
    Testes
       W.m Hutchinson
       Gilb.r Clark
                                     May 17.th 1695

       Then came the w.thin written William Hutchinson one of y.e
       wittneses to the w.thin obligacon Before us Coll Henry Jowles and
       Thomas Brooke two of their Ma.tys Councill in Maryland and made
       Oath that he saw the w.thin writeing sealed signed & Deliver'd
       to the use of the w.thin John Addison
                                                                      Henry Jowles
                Sans Deo Virginia Agust 2.d 94      Thomas Brooke

             Att twenty days sight of this my third Bill of Enchange my
       first and second not paid not paid pay unto M.r Charles Caroll
       or his order the Just sum of thirty pounds sterling money of England
       it being for the like value here Received please to make good payment
       and place the same the acct of
                                                                   Yo.r humble Ser.vtt
                                                                      Thomas Brereton
       To
       M.r James Bligh
       M.rcht In Plymouth

    Enchange For 100  00  00

                                                 Bay of Bulls In Newfound Land
                                                                                  Nob.r y.e 14.th  94
       Fourty dayes after sight of this my second P Enchange first nor
       third not being paid please to pay or caused to be pay'd unto Cap.t Giles
       Perry or order one hundred pound sterling value of one hundred
       and sixty Quintatts dry Merchantable Newfoundland fish
       bought of him by vertue of your creditt
       To the Right Worshippfull s.r      P Your humble ser.vtt
                Joseph Herndon In London      P me Beaver


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