George G. Leiper, Esq.
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Richard S Brady, now seaman on board the
Schooner Richmond, trading between Philadelphia
and Richmond, Virginia, being duly sworn accor-
ding to law, doth depose and say, that on the 22d
day OF May 1894 last, he was hand on board the
Oyster Soop called the Tiger, commanded by Me-
hemiah Sullivan, the only other hand belonging to
the Sloop was Jonathan Waddington. 1t was on
Saturday, and know the day because let the
Sloop Planter, Captain Townsend, tic day before.
In the morning of the said 22d of May Abraham
Buys came down to obtain passage in the Sloop
as far as Newcastle, on his way to Baltimore, where
he wished, he said, to go, having been recently dis


charged from the Philadelphia Prison. Buys was
an old Oyserman and the Captain agreed to give
him passage. Shortly before the Sloop started
Charles Washington Liable, who the deponent had
never before seen, came down an acquaintance of
Abraham Buys and as such we agreed he should
have passage also. This is common on board the
Oyster Boats. The crew consented to it and the
Sloop was worked to the shares, all being part con


cerned, the owner Of the vessel John Carter Jr)
receiving one third for the use Of it. The hands
found the provisions. Both Buys and Liable brought,
small bundle. The Tiger left the end of Beck
ley's wharf about or soon after high water on Saiur-
day morning, May 22d, l824, having on board,
Abraham Buys, Charles w. Liable, Captain Suli


van, Jonathan Waddington and this deponent. The
wind was light and up the River. We made the
best OF our way, until We me. the Flood Tide, which
compelled Us to anchor about O'Clock P. NJ near


the upper end of Billingspor and as near the Jersey
shore as the Schooner could come. The deponent
and Waddingon went on shore at Billngsport in
the small boat belonging to the Schooner 1t was
very leaky.-Two men could not cross the River
Delaware at that place in that boat without baing
at least one third OF the time. Waddington and
returned to the Schooner shortly before dark. Wad


dington then turned into his birth, he was little
groggy, and did no, take any supper. cooked the