Bayley to By his excellency’s command: C. R. Nesbitt, Colonial Secretary, July 3, 1863

No. 21.

Bahama Islands, New Providence:

Be it remembered, that on this tenth day of June, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, personally came and appeared before me, Ormond Drimmie Malcolm, notary public, by lawful authority appointed, duly admitted and sworn, residing and practicing in the city of Nassau, in the island of New Providence, one of the said Bahama islands, Charles Rutledge Burnside, of the city of Nassau, in the island of New Providence, gentleman, who, of his own free will and accord, did solemnly declare—such declaration being made in pursuance of the laws of the Bahama islands made for substituting a declaration in lieu of an oath in certain cases—in manner following, that is to say: That he, declarant, was, on the 4th day of June instant, at a town on the island of Eleuthera, known as James’s Cistern, in the vicinity of James’s Point; that the declarant had heard that shot and shell thrown from a vessel-of-war on the north side of the island had struck the ground, near the town, and Samuel Mackey, a resident of the town, pointed out to him at a distance of about two hundred yards from the dwelling-houses in the town the trees which had been destroyed and the marks on the earth and stones caused by the missiles which had struck them; that the declarant while inspecting the spots pointed out by the said Samuel Mackey picked up the smaller of the two pieces of shell hereto attached, and Samuel Mackey also picked up in the presence of this declarant the other piece; that both of such pieces remained in the possession of this declarant, and were by him delivered to the notary public to be attached to this declaration, which he, the notary, has done in the declarant’s presence.

C. R. BURNSIDE.

Declared to before me this tenth day of June, A. D. 1863.

ORMOND D. MALCOLM, Notary Public, Bahamas.

Bahama Islands, New Providence :

To all to whom these presents shall come: I, Ormond Drimmie Malcolm, notary public, by lawful authority appointed, duly admitted and sworn, residing and practicing in the city of Nassau, in the island of New Providence aforesaid, do hereby certify that the annexed paper writings are true copies of notarial declarations made before me by the several parties therein respectively named, as the same remain of record in my notarial register-book A, pages 9 to 25.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal notarial, the second day of July, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three.[seal.]

ORMOND D. MALCOLM, Notary Public, Bahamas.

Bahama Islands, New Providence:

To all to whom these presents shall come: I, Charles Rogers Nesbitt, colonial secretary of the Bahama islands, do hereby certify that Ormond Drimmie Malcom, who attests the foregoing paper writings as a notary public, is in truth and in fact a notary public of the said Bahama islands, and that all due faith and credit are and ought to be given to his acts and deeds as such.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this second day of July, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three.

C. R. NESBITT, Colonial Secretary.

Bahamas Islands:

By his excellency Charles John Bayley, esquire, companion of the most honorable Order of the Bath, governor and commander-in-chief in and over the said islands, chancellor, vice-admiral, and ordinary of the same.[seal.]

To all to whom these presents shall come: Be it known that the honorable Charles Rogers Nesbitt, by whom the annexed certificate is subscribed, was on the day of the date thereof, and now is, colonial secretary for the said Bahama islands: therefore, all due faith and credit are, and ought to be, had and given to the said annexed certificate.