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COPY. 



Fetoa, August 3d, 1840. 



This is to certify, that the twenty-seven casks of oil, and two empty 

 casks, left on the northwest side of Turtle Island, marked H. 1 to 16, 

 17, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, have been sold by us 

 to Captain C. B. Wilson, of schooner Currency Lass, and have received 

 full payment for the same. 



On demand, we promise to deliver the said oil and casks to the said 

 Charles B. Wilson, and to no other person whatever, native or 

 foreigner. In the absence of Charles B. Wilson, we also promise to 

 look after the oil, and prevent the natives or foreigners from stealing 

 the said oil, or damaging the casks which contain said oil, and to 

 erect a house over it, for which we have also received payment. We 

 also promise to feed and protect Joseph Rees, who remains ashore with 

 the oil. In testimony of which we set our hands. 



Faka Ilo Tonga, his x mark. 

 Mataka Lakemba, " x " 

 Davida Paula, " x 



Witness — James Baillie. 



XX. 



Gideon Smith, a native of Bath, State of Massachusetts, United 

 States, left the ship Harold, whaler, of Dorchester, Massachusetts, 

 reported to have been murdered at or near Saluafata, Upolu, Navi- 

 gator Islands, on Saturday evening, eleventh of July, one thousand 

 eight hundred and forty, between the hours of seven and eight. 



John Maitland, a native of Pernambuco, Brazil, having been duly 

 sworn, stated, that a few days after G. Smith landed, (about the 1st 

 of May,) he went to live with Palasi, in the village of Fatua, where 

 he lived with a woman belonging to the family of Palasi. After a 

 few weeks, he reported to J. Maitland that the family did not use 

 him well. Maitland accordingly went with him, and stated to the 

 family of Palasi, that they should have a monkey-jacket (belonging 

 to deceased, and which they much desired), on condition of their 

 behaving kindly to him. Three nights previous to the murder, Pa- 

 lasi's family, wishing to drive Smith away and retain the jacket, took 



