due on the said bill of

the remaining sum of £ exchange: WHEREUPON I the said notary, at the request aforesaid have protested, and by these presents do solemnly protest, as well against the drawer of the said bill, as all others whom it may or doth concern, for the remaining sum of £so due on the said bill, for exchanges, re-exchanges, and all costs, charges, damages, interests, and expenses suffered and to be suffered for want of payment of the said sum of £

on the said bill of exchange as aforesaid. DONE, &c.

9

so due THUS

Act of honour for the remaining sum due on the above bill of exchange.

AFTERWARDS, on the day, month,and year first above written, before me the said notary and witnesses, personally came and appeared Mr. E. F. of the said city of London, merchant, who declared that he would pay the remaining sum of £left due and unpaid on the

said bill now under protest, for the honour and on account ofthereof. HOLDING HIM, &c.

the

Counter protest by reason of a bankruptcy.

[Insert the bill.]

day of

in the year

be

ON this fore me I. M. of this city of London, notary public, &c. personally came and appeared Mr. C. D. of the said city, merchant, and produced unto me the original bill of exchange, copy whereof is on the other side written, and the protest for non-acceptance, bearing date the day

of

now last past, by N. O. of. -, notary public: AND WHEREAS Messrs. L. and M. the drawers of the said bill of exchange, by the London Gazette bearing date the day of instant, are declared bankrupts in pursuance of a commission of bankruptcy under the great seal of Great Britain, and by means thereof are incapable of making satisfaction or payment of the said bill of exchange: THEREFORE I, the said notary, at the request of the said Mr. C. D. have counterprotested, and by these presents do most solemnly counter-protest, as well against the drawers of the said bills of exchange, as against all others whom it doth or may concern, for exchanges, re-exchanges, and all costs, charges, damages and interests suffered and to be suffered for want of acceptance of the said bill of exchange. THUS done and counter-protested in London aforesaid, in the presence of O. P. and Q. B. witnesses hereunto required.

day of

in the year

Protest of a bill if drawn upon a person not to be found. ON this at the request of Mr. A. B. of the city of London, merchant, and bearer of the original bill of exchange, whereof a true copy is on the other side written, I, I. M. of the said city, notary public, &c. went to the Post-office, Bank of England, and on the Royal Exchange, and inquired for Mr. C. D. on whom the said bill of exchange is drawn ; and no person at either of the said places being able to inform me where the said C. D. resides, or who would accept (as the case may be) the said bill of exchange for honour, or on account of the said C. D. WHEREUPON, &c.

Protest of a bill or note for the bank of the United States. BE IT KNOWN, That on this day of in the year 18, at the request of the President, directors and company of the bank of the United States, I, I. M. Esquire, notary public for the state of New-York, duly commissioned and sworn, residing in the city of NewYork, presented the original [bill of exchange or promissory note] whereof a true copy is on the other side written [to A. B. the drawer, (if a note) or at the counting house or store of A. B. the drawer, to sundry persons, and have made diligent inquiry for A. B. the drawer, or if a bill to A. B. the acceptor, &c.] and demanding the payment thereof, the days of payment having expired, received for answer, &c. or was informed, &c. Wherefore I notified the [if a protest of a bill insert the drawers] endorsers of the non-payment thereof. AND WHEREUPON I the said notary, at the request aforesaid, have and DO hereby solemnly protest against the drawer and endorsers of the said (bill or note) and all others concerned, for all exchange, re-exchange, costs, damages and interest already suffered and to be suffered, for want of payment of the

same.

{Notarial

THUS done and protested at New-
Seal. York the day and year aforesaid.
I. M. Not. Pub.

(Here copy the bill or note.)

BE IT KNOWN, That on this- day of, in the year 18-, at the request of A. B. of the city of New-York, a merchant, I, I. M. Esquire, notary public for the state of New-York duly commissioned and qualifi

ed, dwelling in the city of New-York, presented the original [bill of exchange or promissory note] whereof the foregoing is a true copy to C. D. &c. and demanding the payment thereof the days of payment having expired, received for answer, &c. [here insert the answer. Whereupon I notified the [drawer and] endorsers of the nonpayment thereof.

AND WHEREUPON I the said notary, at the request aforesaid, have and DO solemnly protest against the drawer and endorsers of the said [bill or note] and all others concerned for all exchange, re-exchange, costs, damages and interest already suffered and to be suffered, for want of payment of the same.

{

Notarial

Seal.

}

THUS done and protested at NewYork on the day and year aforesaid.

I. M. Not. Pub.

public notary in and for the state of New-York, duly commissioned and sworn, personally came

who being

by me duly sworn, says he is well acquainted with that he always understood, and verily believes, the said was born in in the United States of

America.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have subscribed my name, and caused my notarial Seal of Office to be hereunto affixed, the day and year first above written. J. M. Not. Pub.

Protection being lost or mislaid.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA..

as

CITY OF NEW-YORK ss. BE IT KNOWN, That &c. personally came who being by me duly sworn, doth on his solemn oath depose and say that this deponent verily believes, he received from the custom house in this city a certain protection, which said protection and to this deponent's best knowledge and belief the said protection was never used as a protection by any person whatever but himself, and that he will, should he again recover it, immediately restore it to the collector of this port. SWORN, &c.

RECEIPTS.

ten

Receipts indorsed for consideration money. RECEIVED the day of the date of the within writof and from the within named A. B. the sum being the consideration money within mentioned, to be by him paid to me. I say received the same. £

of £

The like for several venders.

WE the within named A. B. and C. D. and E. F. do severally acknowledge to have received on the

day of the date of the within written

from the

within named G. H. the within mentioned, sums of £according as the same is mentioned, to be paid to us severally by the within written

the consideration money for the within

say received

being in full for

We

The like when there are two originals.

I, the within named A. B. do hereby acknowledge to have received of the within named C. D. the within men

I, the within named A. B. do &c. the sum of £being in full for the consideration-money mentioned by the

within written

for the purchase of one eighth

part of the ship or vessel within granted and sold.

£

Another.

WE the within named A. B. and C. my wife, do acknowledge to have received, the date within, of the within being in full for

named

the sum of £–