From Benjamin Franklin: Notarial Attestation re the Ship Buccaneer (unpublished)

Dr Ship buccaneer & Owners in Account with Williams Moore & Co. L’Orient

1782
Augt. 21To Am. Sundry disbursementfirst outfit29331.5.
Octb. 14To sundry Accountssecond do.2571...
Novr. 1To Do. Do.third do.13211.9.8
1783
jany 2To ditt...ittoFourth do.11252.7.
To Goods Sundries ready for Shipping77730.10.2
To Charges on Cloth at Paris90.6.0
May 2To sundry Accountsfifth outfit11333.3.1
To Ditto Brig Cassandra1863.4.10
To sundry Account duty & Charges on 220
Chandy1004.6.2
To sundry Accountsixth outfit6044.16.8
To Cash paid Seamen Am.31 Octr. last144...
To Do Carrigge Sailors Cloth & Ca from
Nantes to L’Orient128.9.0
To paid sundry permits during Vessels Stay10.00
To Amount Brig Cassandra second outfit879.19.10
£155604.7.5
Cr.
Decb. 18by half proceeds Sales Ship Commerce24193.2.3
by Do Do two Brothers at Brest3469.6.8
by Do Sally sold at Morlaix25549.8.0
by Do Ship Chambers23259.16.0
1783.
Feby 7by ditto St. Anthony9794.0.0
by ditto lugger Intrepid6116.17.0
by ditto brig Stag13453.13—
by Goods 140 pieces Linnen taken back7732.13.9
by Jonathan Williams balle his Accot. currt
15 Avril31164.16.6
balle. carried to Contra.5870.14.3
£155604.7.5

Personally appeared before Us the Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States of America at the Court of France Pierre Frederick Van Heyssen who solemnly declared on Oath that the foregoing Account of the Ship Buccaneer & Owners with Williams Moore & Co. L’Orient is a true Copy of the Original sworn t & taken by him from the Books of the said Williams Moore & Co.

Done at Passy this twenty eighth day of October one thousand seven hundred and eighty four

B Franklin

Notation: N 8. and Currt of Bucaneer.
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