Partly-printed DS, one page both sides, 17.25 x 22.5, dated between December 23, 1848, and May 28, 1849. In part, “It is agreed, between the Master and Seamen, or Mariners, of the Schooner Peru of Bath, Me: whereof Ephraim Delano is at present Master, or whoever shall go for Master, now bound from the Port of Plymouth (Me) to one or more Ports in the West Indies and from thence back to a port of discharge in the United States, or for a term of six months and of sooner discharge by the Captain.” The front lists the names of the captain, mate, cook, and seamen, with slated entry dates, wages, and times of service, with the reverse featuring the signatures of those men whom “acknowledge to have received of Ephraim Delano…the full sum hereunder set against our names.” Affixed to the front side is a note from an official from "Island of St. Thomas," dated April 7, 1849, in part: "This is to certify that Edward Evans has shipped onboard the Sch. Peru Capt'n Delano." In very good to fine condition, with repairs to splitting along the intersecting folds. The schooner, according to Congressional reports, was wrecked off Rockport on June 24, 1857.
