Another.

33. A. B. of &c. maketh oath and saith, that his house of A. B. & Co. caused insurance to be effected in

the office of

from

by policy No.

bearing date the on goods on board the C. D. master, at and in the sum of at a premium of

to

-, per centum; and that the actual amount of the in- Return premium voice of goods shipped as aforesaid, for their sole account was dollars, and that no other goods whatever were shipped for their account in said

except as afore

said.

Another.

-ss. A. B. of &c. maketh oath and saith, That he sailed from, on board the

bound for the port of

under his command,

and

Return premium

proceeded thence directly back to this port of

that during the said voyage the said vessel hath not touched at any other port or place.

Affidavit, required by act of Congress, by the owner or consignee, on entry of goods at the custom-house.

-ss. A. B. of &c. maketh oath and saith, That the

the custom house

annexed invoice exhibits the true value of the goods, Entry of goods at wares or merchandise therein mentioned in their actual state of manufacture, at the place from which the same were imported.

AGREEMENTS.

Recital ofthe sev⚫

eral debts.

AGREEMENTS BETWEEN DEBTOR, &c.

An agreement between a debtor and his creditors by indenture.

This indenture, made this day of, in the year of our Lord, &c. between A. B. of &c. of the one part, C. D. of &c. E. F. of &c. and G. H. of &c. creditors of the said A. B. of the other part. Whereas the said A. B. on the day of the date of these presents, stands justly indebted to his said creditors in the several sums of money following, that is to say, to the said C. D. in the sum of to the said E. F. in the sum of and to the said G. H. in the sum of —, making in the whole the sum of- which said several sums of money the said several and respective creditors, at the request of the said A. B. are contented, and do hereby respectively agree to accept and take in such manner and proportion as herein-after is mentioned: NOW THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH, that the said A. B. for himself, his Covenant for the heirs, executors, and administrators, doth hereby coveeral times to one nant, promise, and agree, to and with the said several ereditor in trust. creditors above named, their executors and administrators

payment at sev

on

respectively, that he the said A. B. his heirs, executors, and administrators, or some or one of them, shall and will, by and with the consent, direction, nomination, and appointment of his said other creditors respectively, testified by their being made parties to these presents, and sealing and delivering hereof, well and truly pay, or cause to be paid, unto the said C. D. his executors or administrators, the full sum of next ensuing the day of the date hereof, or within three days after, and the sum of more monthly [as the case may be] on of every month then next and successively following, or within three days after until the said full sum of is fully paid and satisfied, (or until the sum of the case may be] shall be paid) which is hereby agreed by A part which is the said several and respective creditors to be in full satisfaction and discharge of the aforesaid sum of - and of all other sum and sums of money now due or owing by the said A. B. to the creditors above named, or any of them respectively; upon special trust and confi

to be in full.

[as

&c. the creditors

dence nevertheless, and the intent and purpose that he, the said C. D. his executors and administrators, shall and will upon demand pay and satisfy unto each and every of the said creditors above named, an equal part and share of all such sum and sums of money as shall from time to time be so paid to him or them respectively, by the said A. B.in proportion to the several debts herein before mentioned to be due to the said several creditors herein before named. And the said C.D., E.F.and G.H.creditors, of the said A. B. as aforesaid, for themselves severally and res- Covenant that pectively, and for their several and respective executors, unless default be administrators, and assigns, and not the one for the other, made in payment do, and each of them doth, fully covenant, promise, and shall not sue, &c. agree to and with the said A. B. his executors and administrators, that unless and until some default shall happen to be made by the said A. B. his executors or administrators of, or in payment of the said several sums of money herein before covenanted to be paid to the said C. D. his executors or administrators, on the several days and times above limited for the payment thereof, according to the true intent and meaning of the said covenant and of these presents, that they the said creditors above named, or any of them, their or any of their executors or administrators respectively, shall not nor will sue, arrest, imprison, implead, attach, seize, levy, condemn, or prosecute the said A. B. his heirs, executors, or administrators, or any of them, or their lands or tenements, goods and chattels, or any part thereof, for or upon account of the said sums of money as aforesaid, or any other sum or sums of money now due or owing by the said A. B. to them or any of them respectively, in any wise howsoever. And in case the said creditors, their executors, or admiaistra- And that if they tors, or any of them respectively, shall, before such de- sue, the debtor to fault be made, act or do in any manner contrary to the said covenant, he the said A. B. shall be and is hereby forever acquitted, exonerated, released and discharged of and from all sum and sums of money, bills, bonds, reckonings, accounts, and demands whatsoever, due, owing, or belonging to, or which may or might be asked, claimed, or demanded by such of the said creditors respectively so acting or doing contrary to the said covenant, for any matter, cause, or thing whatsoever, unto the day of the date of these presents.. (If occasion, add the following clause.) And the said A. B. doth hereby covenant and promise to and with the said several creditors above named, their ex- his effects and ecutors and administrators, that within the space of after the said several creditors have sealed and executed these presents, he shall and will deliver to and to each of

be acquitted, &c.

Covenant to give an account of all

debts.

the said several creditors above named, a true account of
all his stock or quantity of &c. that he had by him on the
day of
and also a true list of all the goods and
debts now due, owing, or belonging to him from any per-
son or persons whomsoever, together with an account of
their names and places of abode, who have or owe the
same. IN WITNESS whereof the said parties have
hereunto set their hands and seals the day and year in the
beginning written.

Another by Memorandum.

WHEREAS A. B. &c. now stands indebted unto us whose names are hereunto subscribed in the several sums of money set opposite our respective names, which he being unable at present to satisfy, hath requested us to grant him time of payment, in manner hereinafter mentioned; Another memo to which we have respectively assented: THEREFORE we hereby do and each of us doth give unto the said A. B. time of payment thereof in manner following: that is from the date hereof, for the payment of one part of each of our respective debts; for the payment of other part thereof; and

Fandum

to say,

for the pay

ment of the residue thereof, with legal interest to be com-
puted on the whole of such respective sums of money
from the day of the date hereof, to wit, on the
of: AS WITNESS our hands, &c.

day

AGREEMENTS FOR SALE OF GOODS, &c.

Agreement to hold parts in a cargo.

WHEREAS we the several persons whose names are hereunto subscribed have agreed to make up the sum of £ of lawful money of Great Britain between us; which is to be laid out and invested in the purchase of a cargo of goods and merchandises, as shall be approved by us, or the major part of us, to be sent to B. in the island of N. in such ship or vessel as we, or the major part of us, agree to charter for that purpose; and that the said hold parts in a cargo shall be there sold and disposed of by S. P. who we also agree shall be and go supercargo thereof; and

Agreement to

cargo.

that the produce arising therefrom to be laid out in the purchase of such goods, wares, and merchandises as the said supercargo shall approve of, shall be brought to London in the said ship or vessel. NOW we the said several subscribers do hereby severally and respectively, not one for the other, nor for the other's act, covenant, promise

and agree to and with the other and others of us, our ex-
ecutors and administrators, That each of us shall and will
be concerned and answerable for profit and loss of and in
the said cargo, according to our respective parts thereof
hereunder subscribed; and that each of us will pay our
several proportionable parts of the costs thereof, accord-
ing to our respective parts subscribed as aforesaid. IN
WITNESS whereof we have hereunto set our hands this
day of
18-

Agreement between merchants concerning goods (bought at Leghorn) that each will be concerned in an equal part, and pay proportion of all charges.

WHEREAS A. &c. by and with the order and consent of B. and C. of &c. D. and E. of &c. testified by their signing and sealing hereof, and for the account and risk of all them the said parties, as hereafter mentioned, hath sent orders to Messrs. F. and G. merchants at Leghorn, and others elsewhere beyond the seas, for the buying of

and other goods and merchandises; and to ship and consign the same to or for the said A. at London: NOW it is hereby mutually declared, covenanted, and agreed by and between all of them the said A. B. and C. D. and E. parties to these presents, for themselves, their executors, administrators, and assigns, respectively, as followeth; that is to say, That they the said parties respectively are, and shall and will be concerned in and for the respective parts, as well of all such

any

and other goods and merchandises which the said A. hath already given, or at any time or times hereafter, by the order or with the consent of them the said B. and C. and the said D. and E. or either of them, in writing under their hands in that behalf, shall give order or orders to the said Messrs. F. and G. or any other person or persons beyond the seas, to buy, and which shall be so bought by them, or of them, and sent and consigned to the said A. at London, according to their parts therein as followeth : viz. the said A. is, and shall and will be concerned in one full third part thereof, the said B. and C. &c.—and that they the said parties, their executors and administrators respectively, shall and will pay their respective full parts of the prime costs, commissions, and custom, and all charges for and on account of the said goods; and will likewise bear the risk and all damages by or in respect of the said parts thereof; and upon the arrival of any of the said goods at London, they the said parties, their executors and administrators, shall and will divide the same into three equal parts or shares, and take and receive

Agreement be tween merchanta concerning goods