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and a very dangerous man in any ship. If he is in debt to the ship, 

 we are willing to pay the same. 



Yours, very respectfully, 



John Roach, 

 John Shafford, 

 Sheldon Benedict, 

 William Eastwood, 

 James Green, 

 Elijah King, 

 George Elliott, 

 William Kubb, 

 Stephen Fosdick, 

 Daniel Whitehorn, 

 William M'Donald, 

 Garret Cole, 

 John Dunnock, 

 George Trebble, 

 William Clark, 

 Samuel Williams, 

 William Roberson. 



Navy Department, 



December 1st, 1843. 



I hereby certify, that the annexed is a true copy from the original, 

 on file in this Department. 



(Signed) A. Thomas Smith, 



Chief Clerk. 



John Black, 

 William Richmond, 

 John Hannon, 

 H. Turner, 

 E. P. Southworth, 

 Henry Batchelor, 

 Archer Brown, 

 John Heno, 

 Joseph G. Clark, 

 Francis Montserat, 

 John Kelburn, 

 Joseph Lemont, 

 Edward Hubbard, 

 Charles Knowles, 

 William Gillen, 

 Francis Joseph, 

 James Graham, 



Thomas Wilson, 

 William Roberts, 

 Henry Taber, 

 John Thompson, 

 John Brown, 

 Lewis Harron, 

 William Flide, 

 Thomas Sinclair, 

 John Vankleeck, 

 John Cooper, 

 John Wilson, 

 John Mattox, 

 William S. Longley, 

 John Brooks, 

 Thomas Ford, 

 George Sharrock, 

 James H. Gibson, 



V. 



COPY OF THE ENLISTMENT OF THE MARINES. 



We the subscribers, non-commissioned officers and privates of 

 marines, do and each of us doth hereby agree to and with Thomas 

 Ap Catesby Jones, Captain of the United States Navy, in manner and 

 form following, that is to say : In the first place, we do hereby agree, 

 for the consideration hereafter mentioned, to enter into the South Sea 

 Surveying and Exploring Service of the United States, and in due 

 and seasonable time to repair on board such armed vessel or vessels 

 as may be ordered on that service, and to the utmost of our power and 

 ability respectively to discharge our several services or duties, and in 



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