Honolulu, March, 29, 1869
I, the undersigned, Consul of the United States of America for Honolulu,
and the dependencies thereof, do hereby certify, that, on the day
of the date hereof, before me, personally appeared J. Jernegan
2nd, master of the Bark "Roman," of N.
Bedford, and made oath, in due form of law, that the seamen or
mariners hereinafter named, and who are noted on the crew list of
the said vessel as deserters, absconded from the said ship BK "Roman",
[torn] or places hereinafter named, without his knowledge or consent,
at or about times hereinafter placed opposite their names respectively.
And the said J. Jernegan, master, further deared that the said seamen or mariners, deserters as aforesaid, were duly shipped at the time and place and for monthly wages and advance hereinafter [fold], and as per contract of shipping articles; that the wages advanced abroad, expenses incurred on account of desertion, goods suppliedto said seamen or mariners, as hereinafter stated opposite to their names respectively, were honestly, justly, and truly advanced, expended, incurred, and supplied, as [fold], to and for account of said seamen or mariners; and he doth likewise declare, that the balance of wages due on account of said seamen or mariners, deserters as aforesaid, placed hereinafter opposite their respective names, as aforesaid, is the true, correct, and just balance which the said seamen or mariners would have been entitled to had they been duly discharged and paid off for the period of time mentioned, and for which he has to account to the collector of [fold] of the port where the crew of said vessel are accounted for, as forfeited wages, to become the property of the United States.
And I, the said Consul, for myself, do hereby certify, that J Jernegan, master aforesaid, exercised due diligence, with my
co-operation and assistance, to recover and secure such of said seamen or mariners as [fold] deserted at this point, but without success.| Names of Deserters. | Date of Shipment. | Place of Shipment. | Place and Time of Desertion. | Time of Ser-vice on Board. | Wages due to day of desertion. | Advanced Wages. | Wages or moneys advanced abroad. | Expenses incurred on account of desertion. | Goods Supplied. | Amount of wages for-feited to become the property of the U.S. | |||||
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| Chas A Oman | Oct | 21 | N. Bedford | 1/160 | Juan Fernandez | Jan | 25 |
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| Edwin N. Barnes | Oct | 26 | N. Bedford | 1/190 | do do | do | do |
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| Oct | 22 | N. Bedford | 1/200 | Lahaini | Mch | 24 |
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| Oct | 27 | N. Bedford | 1/210 | do | do | do |
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| John Jones | Oct | 6 | N. Bedford | 1/190 | Kawaihae | do | 17 |
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| Jas J Armstrong | Oct | 17 | N. Bedford | 1/200 | do | do | 17 |
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GIVEN under my hand and the seal of this Consulate, the day and year above written.
[seal]
Zephaniah Swift Spaulding
U. S. Consul
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