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that an unregistered ship is American property
of bank stock standing on the books to the credit of A.
of six per cent. stock to the credit of A. on the books of the
commissioners of loans
A certificate by the parson, church warden, &c. of a person's being alive
of ship's crew &c. commonly called the roll of equipage
CHARTER PARTIES.
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their share to the owners of the other moiety
Charter party
To proceed from the river Thames to Jamaica with convoy
To sail from the river Thames to Barbacoes, with or without convoy
Charter party whereby the owners of one moiety of a ship let to freight
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Memorandum for charter
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From London to Teneriffe, on her return to put into Dover, and from
thence to proceed to Hamburgh.
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CONTRACTS.
Shipping articles generally used in the United States
Contract between a master and mariners in the Greenland fisheries
A copartnership when one as one is bound to follow the trade
Indenture of separation of copartnership
A dissolution of copartnership by indorsement
An agreement to continue a copartnership
Memorandum between two persons who agree to enter into a copartner-
ship
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An assignment from executors of a deceased copartner's stock to the
surviving partners
A relinquishment of a man's estate or interest in a copartnership
An indenture on separation of copartnership-covenant that one partner
is to pay and receive all debts, and to indemnify the other
An agreement upon the dissolution of a copartnership, that the debts
owing shall be equally divided as they are got in
Mutual agreement between two parties (upon determining the partner-
ship) of bad debts which are divided equally, and mentioned in two
schedules, and assigned to each other respectively
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DECLARATIONS.
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Declaration from a master of a ship, that divers goods &c. are laden on
board of her, that he should sell them at Jamaica, and give account at
the ship's return
Declaration of writings being deposited in the hands of a person, in trust.
to be produced on demand
Declaration that bank stock was transferred in trust, and covenant to
transfer back upon request
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Another to pay dividends
profits jointly
That a man's name is used in trust in a bond
Declaration that another is concerned in lottery tickets, and to share the
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DEEDS OF EMANCIPATION.
Deed of emancipation of a male negro slave
of a mulatto female slave and her child
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INDENTURES OF APPRENTICESHIP.
An indenture of apprenticeship, with several special clauses
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for an apprentice to go to Bridgetown, in the island of Bar-
badoes
Another between a father and son to a merchant, the father to find the
son every necessary, the master only to teach the business
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A common indenture
An indenture agreeable to the laws of New-York
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An indenture agreeable to the laws of Pennsylvania
An indenture for the sea
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An indenture for the sea for a common sailor to serve in such ships as the
master shall appoint
A deed of composition of creditors with a debtor, granting a time for
to accept five notion money, and a freedom from arrests, &c.
shillings in the pound, and to execute a general
release
Letter of license from one person only, and covenant not to sue the debt-
or under forfeiture of his debt
To two persons, but in case of death, absence, or refusal of both or either
of them, then to another alone, or with either of them that will act
To three persons, but in case of death, absence, or refusal of two of
them, then to another to join him that does act
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From a merchant to two of his clerks, to transact and manage commer-
cial concerns
General power of attorney to receive debts, &c. in the colonies
A letter of attorney from an administratrix of a copartner to the survi-
ving partner of all debts due in partnership
From the directors of an insurance company to sign policies of insu-
rance,
&c.
To receive legacies and effects
To receive a legacy
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To manage affairs, and to receive debts, &c. in the East Indies.
From an executor to manage affairs, and receive debts, &c. in the West
Indies
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To recover goods mentioned in a schedule, &c. and to remit the money
or consign the effects
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Letter of attorney to receive debts, &c. and revocation of a former
power
A revocation of a power
From a person empowered by another, to receive a debt
Letter of attorney from the assignees of a bankrupt to receive sum and
sums of money, debts, goods, &c. and to compound for the same, or
refer to arbitration, also to view, state and settle all accounts, to com-
mence and defend actions, to enter and sell estates, receive rents, dis-
train for non-payment, to grant leases and receive title deeds, &c.
To vote in the choice of assignees
To sign consent to the commissioners, certifying the great seal that the
bankrupt hath conformed, and to consent to assignees commencing,
suits in equity, &c. and to receive dividends
From creditors of a bankrupt to receive their dividends from the assignees
To execute a deed of composition and to receive a dividend
From trustees to debtors to receive their own debts
To sell a plantation at Barbadoes-covenant to confirm such sale
Power to sell estates, &c.
To enter into and take possession of a plantation lately bought, and to
manage all affairs therein
Lettter of attorney to receive freight of a ship for the use of the receiver
and the rest of the part owners
From a part owner to receive dividends of freight
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To sell the materials and cargo of a ship that was stranded
To receive and recover money arising from the cargo of a ship stranded
From part owners to a master of a ship to fit her out and let her to freight, and they covenant to indemnify him from seamens' wages
From part owners to take possession of a ship that was taken by the
French, and retaken again, and recover her from her captain in any
court, &c. but if they cannot recover her from her captain, then they
empower them to purchase her, and covenant to pay their proportions
of her, and all charges which they shall be at about her
To receive and recover money from underwriters
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Form of a power and proof required to recover from assignees of a bank-
rupt in England
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To sell real estate to transact all business
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From a corporation to recover debts, &c.
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General and special power from an insurance company, to enter appeals,
prosecute, &c,
To transfer stock and to receive dividends
Assignment of stock and power to transfer
Hypothecation of stock to the bank of the United States, and power to sell
on obtaining discount, on a pledge of such stock
Hypothecation of stock to a bank on obtaining a discount as a collateral
security for its payment
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Of proxy to vote for directors of the bank of the United States as re-
quired by act of congress.
A mortgage of personal property
Letters of revocation
Of demurrage
For refusing to sign bill of lading for goods shipped at the freight con-
tracted
For breach of charter party
Attestation of intimating and delivering an authentic copy of a protest
Of abandonment, and also against underwriters for non-payment of in-
surance
Protest for not executing charter party according to memorandum of
agreement
Protest for impressing and refusing to discharge foreign seamen
PROTESTS OF BILLS OF EXCHANGE.
Common protest of a foreign bill and act of honour
Protest of a bill when the acceptor becomes a bankrupt for better security
Protest of an inland bill of exchange
Protest of a bill of exchange for want of acceptance upon a letter
Protest when the acceptor pays but part of a bill, and act of honour for
the remainder
Counter protest by reason of a bankruptcy
Protest of a bill if drawn upon a person not to be found
Protest of a bill or note for the bank of the United States
Another common
Certificates for protection
Protection being lost or mislaid
Receipt for goods sold and to be delivered
Another. For the payment a promissory note is given
Receipt to assignees for a dividend
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Release from sailors to a master of a ship from their wages
Release on payment of a sum of money owing on a bottomry bond which
is lost, and covenant to deliver it when found, and indemnify in the
mean time.
Release from creditors [to one that took out letters of administration to
the debtor] upon them receiving in satisfaction of their debts,
to be divided amongst them in proportion to their debts; and covenant
from them to refund in proportion, in case any debts of the deceased
should appear
Release from creditors to a debtor upon compounding his debts
A release pursuant to an award
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SURVEYS.
Survey of a ship and furniture
Survey of goods
Survey of goods pursuant to a warrant for that purpose
Survey respecting the quality of wine
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VALUATIONS.
Valuation of a ship by two shipwrights
Another of an average
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