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The President of the U.S. of America [last two words crossed out] to the Marshall of the District of Maine Greetings~
 
The President of the U.S. of America [last two words crossed out] to the Marshall of the District of Maine Greetings~
Whereas at a district Court of the United States of America [last two words crossed out]~ begun and held at Portland, within and for the district of Maine on the first Tuesday of June Instant T.B. late Resident at Bristol in the Kingdom
 
of G. Britain [last three words superscript] Mariner was Convicted of piratically feloniously Wilfully + of his malice
 
[illegible] [? abbreviation for "aforethought] Killing and murdering of a one J.C. on the high seas [last four words superscript]~ and H.H. late of Norway in the Kingdom of Norway was also convicted of knowingly and wilfully aiding and abeting the said T.B. in piratically killing + murdering the   
 
[?] illegible J.C. they were thereupon Sentenced to be [illegible crossed out] hung by the neck until they[crossed out] he [superscript] was dead on Monday [crossed out] Friday {superecript] the 25th. day of June ~ instant at the usual place of Ex [execution] We command you therefore that [several words crossed out and illegible] As by the Record of the same court appear. We command you therefore that upon Monday [crossed out] Friday [superscript] the 25 day of June [illegible] you convey the said T.B. + H.H. [last three letters crossed out] from the Gaol in Portland where they are {illegible] and that you [illegible] Execution to be done upon the [?] T.B. + H.H. in your in all things and [?] to the Judgement [?] and of this Writ with your doing thence you are to make return into our district of Maine to be at Portland on the first Tuesday of September [] []
 
  
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Whereas at a district Court of the United States of America ~ begun and held at Portland, within and for the district of Maine on the first Tuesday of June Instant T.B. late Resident at Bristol in the Kingdom
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of G. Britain, Mariner was Convicted of piratically feloniously Wilfully & of his malice
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[? abbreviation for "aforethought] Killing and murdering of a one J.C. on the high seas ~  and then and there was thereupon Sentenced to be hung by the neck until he was dead on Friday the 25th. day of June ~ instant at the usual place of Ex [execution]
  
under which mortally wound the said John Conner was languishing near the last stages of Life the said T.B. the body of him said Conner did cast into the ~ sea. By reason whereof the said John Conner then + there instantly died _____ and to the [?] afore.
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As by the Record of the same court appear. We command you therefore that upon Friday the 25 day of June you convey the said T.B. + H.H. from the Gaol in Portland where they are [?] and that you cause Execution to be done upon the said T.B. + H.H. in your county in all things and [?] to the Judgement [?] and of this Writ with your doing thence you are to make return into our district of Maine to be at Portland on the first Tuesday of September.
  
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Revision as of 17:24, 28 December 2017

The President of the U.S. of America [last two words crossed out] to the Marshall of the District of Maine Greetings~

Whereas at a district Court of the United States of America ~ begun and held at Portland, within and for the district of Maine on the first Tuesday of June Instant T.B. late Resident at Bristol in the Kingdom of G. Britain, Mariner was Convicted of piratically feloniously Wilfully & of his malice [? abbreviation for "aforethought] Killing and murdering of a one J.C. on the high seas ~ and then and there was thereupon Sentenced to be hung by the neck until he was dead on Friday the 25th. day of June ~ instant at the usual place of Ex [execution]

As by the Record of the same court appear. We command you therefore that upon Friday the 25 day of June you convey the said T.B. + H.H. from the Gaol in Portland where they are [?] and that you cause Execution to be done upon the said T.B. + H.H. in your county in all things and [?] to the Judgement [?] and of this Writ with your doing thence you are to make return into our district of Maine to be at Portland on the first Tuesday of September.

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