106 CORRESPONDENCE, ETC., 



with seizure if I attempted again to catch Fish any where on that 

 coast as before described. In Testimony of the Truth of the fore- 

 going I subscribe my name this 14 March 1822 



Tno 8 ELKINS 

 Marblehead 



I Philip H. White, Master of the Schooner called the John Quincy 

 Adams of Marblehead do testify and say that, I was in company 

 with Captain Thomas Elkins of the Schooner Aretas, being also on 

 a fishing voyage in the years 1820 and 1821, as stated in the foregoing 

 certificate and received the same treatment as he has therein repre- 

 sented: In Testimony of the Truth hereof subscribe my name at 

 Marblehead 14 March 1822 



PHILIP H. WHITE 



I John High do testify and say that I was master of the Schooner 

 Betsy of Marblehead on a fishing voyage to the coast of Newfound- 

 land in 1821 and was in company with Captain Thomas Elkins of 

 the Schooner Aretas and Capt. Philip H. White of the Schooner 

 " John Quincy Adams " at the Bay of Port a Port in the latter part 

 of the month of May and was ordered away and forbidden to fish 

 there, or any where on that coast, by an officer of a french Ship of 

 war lying at St. Georges Bay, as stated by Captain Elkins in the 

 foregoing certificate. 



In testimony whereof I subscribe my name this 14 March 1822 

 Marblehead. 



JOHN HIGH. 



I Edward Crowinshield, do testify and say that I was master of 

 the Schooner Bird of Marblehead on a fishing voyage to the coast 

 of Newfoundland in the Spring of 1821 and was fishing at the Bay 

 of Islands about the first of June in company with about thirty 

 sail of American fishing vessels, when an officer from a french Ship 

 of war lying in St. Georges Bay boarded my vessel and forbade me 

 fishing there or any place on the shore of Newfoundland between 

 Cape Ray and the Carpoon Islands on penalty of seizure, and also 

 all the other vessels in Company. 



In testimony of the truth hereof I subscribe my name at Marble- 

 head 14 March 1822. 



EDWARD CROWINSHIELD. 



I Jonas Dennis of Marblehead of lawful age do testify & say that 

 I was on board and one of the crew of the Schooner Bird Edward 

 Crowinshield Master on a fishing voyage to the coast of Newfound- 

 land in the year 1821 and confirm the statement made by him. 



In testimony whereof I subscribe my name at Marblehead this 

 14 March 1822. 



JONAS DENNIS. 

 STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS 



Essex 



SS Marblehead March 14 1822 There, Thomas Elkins, Philip H. 

 White, John High, Edward Crowinshield & Jonas Dennis, person- 

 ally appeared and made solemn oath to the truth of the foregoing 

 certificates by them severally subscribed. 



Before William Reed, Justice of the Peace for the State. 



