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John Harmon of York. Testify and says that in the year 1767 he was at the Island of St. Croix at the time Capt. Wm. Cousins was there master of the Sloop Elizabeth. That said Cousins told the Deponent that he had a [store?] & 15 hundred sloops as an adventure between him & Joshua Bragdon of Wells and that the Horn (?) as (?). Cousins then told the Deponent (?) (?) 30 that currency equal to 20 [pounds sterling], Money that the sloop fetches 15 a (?) that Currencyand further this Deponent (?) (?) [long squiggle line]
John Harmon
York SS, Feb. 23rd 1771 Then John Harmon Before Named made oath to the Truth of the foregoing Depositions by him Subscribed.
Before me David Sewall, Just. Peace