Letter of Agency From the Crew of Washington's Schooner Lynch to John Bradford, August 19, 1776

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We the Subscribers Captain Officers & Seamen belonging to the arm'd Schooner Lynch in the service of the United States of America, Do by these presents appoint ordain & Cdnstitute John Bradford Esqr of the Town of Boston to be our & Each our Agent for all prizes allready in his care & such as we shall hereafter Send Wherin we & Each of us are Intitled to a share ー Hereby Impowering him the said John Bradford Esqr to retain in his hands for our use, Our & Each of our shares of prize money as aforesaid or for Each of our Heirs Executors or Assignes ー And in Consideration for his trouble WE agree to allow, & Agree He shall receive & Deduct from the neet proceeds of all such prize Money Two & one half pcent ー In witness Whereof WE have Hereunto sett our Hands Respectively ー Boston August the Nineteenth 1776ー

John Ayres	Commander	his Will X Cook Mark	do
Samuel Harris	first Lieut	Will X Crouder	do paid
Nehemiah Story	2d Lieut	Robert Nutting	do
John Stone	Master	Joshua X Hanson	do
Caleb Stone	Gunner	Robert Weston	do
James Brown	Boswen	Peletiah Warren	do
Jas Woodard	Carpenter	Robert Devereux	do
Jonathan Harris	Carps Mate	Samuel Gorretson	do
John Dalley	Boats. Mate	John Johnson	do
pd William Atkins	Gun Mate	his Will X Orchard mark	do
his John X Pousland mark		Prince Gilbert	do
pd Samuel Nocks	Seaman	Ceaser Lee	Do
pd James Delap	Do	Jeremiah Farnham
his Peter X Melsett Mark	Do	Eben Mountford
pd John Cumber	Do	W Warren
Arthur Lloyd	Do	Joseph Harris
William Patterson	Do	James Delap
his John X Ayres mark	Do	Stepn Hastings
Andrew Woodbery	Do	Elias Hastings
		John X Hammond
		James Bayard	Mate
		Thomas Tracey	Mate & Pilot
		Er Freeman	(Steward)