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Certificate No.

1

Official Number.

Numerals. Letters.

2847 ---

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

[ship engraving]

Catalogue No. 538.

Permanent

CERTIFICATE OF ENROLLMENT.

ENROLLMENT in conformity to Title L, "Regulation of Vessels in Domestic Commerce," of the Revised Statutes of the United States.

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C. T. Hardin of Windsor, Bertie County, N. C. managing owner having taken and subscribed the oath required by law, and having sworn that he, 3/4 owner together with R. C. Bazemore 1/4 owner are citizens of the United States, and sole owners of the ship or vessel called the Bertie, of Edenton NC, whereof W. F. Askew is at present Master, and is a citizen of the United States, and that the said ship or vessel was built at Windsor N. C. in the year 1872 as appears by Permanent Enrollment No 5 issued at Edenton N. C. April 8th 1884 now surrendered on change of Property in part And said Enrollment having certified that the said ship or vessel has two decks and no mast, and that her length is sixty eight 68 4/10 feet, her breadth, Fourteen 14 2/10 feet, her depth, Four 4 6/10 feet, her height, ---- /10 feet, that she measures 57. 98/100 tons gross and 35 and 47/100ths tons viz: net

TONS 100THS
Capacity under tonnage deck 23 48
Capacity between decks above tonnage deck -- --
Capacity of inclosures on the upper deck, viz: 34 50
Gross Tonnage 57 98
Deductions under Section 4153, Revised Statutes, as amended by Act of August 5, 1882 22 51
Net Tonnage 35 47

That the following described spaces, and no others, have been ommitted, viz: ---- and that she is a Steamer, has a sharp head and a round stern, the said C. T. hardin having agreed to description and measurement above find and sufficient security having been given, according to the said Title, the said SHIP or VESSEL has been duly ENROLLED at the port of Edenton N. C.

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Given under my hand and seal, at the Port of Edenton in the District of Albemarle, this 1st day of January, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-six.

C. E. Robinson

Naval Officer. Collector of Customs.

person, with his occupation an place of abode, by whom the oath or affirmation is to be made.

insert the words "together with," and the name or names, occupation or occupations, place or places of abode of the owner or owners, and the part or proportion of vessel belonging to each owner.

document

kind of vessel, whether ship, brigantine, scow, schooner, sloop, or whatever else.

Enrollment insert the following: "the said ---- having agreed to the description and measurement above specified, and."

(Ed. 5-24-'84 - 15,000) ELECTRO'S

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INDORSEMENTS [ENDORSEMENTS] OF CHANGE OF MASTER.

District of Albemarle, Port of Edenton, N. C., Oct 20th 1888 W. T. Webb having taken the oath required by law, is at present master of the within-named vessel, in lieu of W F Askew, late master. W E Bond of Customs.

District of Albemarle, Port of Edenton N. C., May 15th,1889. Isaac Pipkin having taken the oath required by law, is at present master of the within-named vessel, in lieu of W. T. Webb, late master. W. E. Bond, Coll. of Customs.

District of Albemarle, Port of Edenton, Dec 6, 1890. C. P. Hardin having taken the oath required by law, is at present master of the within-named vessel, in lieu of Isaac Pipkin, late master. W E Bond Coll. of Customs.

District of ----, Port of ----, 18-- ---- having taken the oath required by law, is at present master of the within-named vessel, in lieu of ----, late master. ----- of Customs.

District of ----, Port of ----, 18-- ---- having taken the oath required by law, is at present master of the within-named vessel, in lieu of ----, late master. ----- of Customs.

District of ----, Port of ----, 18-- ---- having taken the oath required by law, is at present master of the within-named vessel, in lieu of ----, late master. ----- of Customs.

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(Cat. No. 538.)

Official Number 2847

CERTIFICATE OF ENROLLMENT

No. 1

OF THE

Steamer

CALLED THE

"Bertie" of Edenton N. C.

35 47/100 Tons.

ISSUED AT THE

Port of Edenton N. C.

District of Albemarle January 1, 1886

C. E. Robinson Collector of Customs.

DATE OF SURRENDER:

Aug 15, 1893

WHERE SURRENDERED:

Edenton

CAUSE OF SURRENDER:

Change of owners

R R Pendleton Collector of Customs

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Port of ----

Amount of Hospital money paid at the time of surrender of previous document: $----

Period for which collection was made:----

Total average number of officers and crew paid for:

Date when paid:----, 188-.