On the tenth day of December Anno Domini one thousand seven hundred and eighty eight; Before me Clement Biddle esquire Notary and Tabellion public for the commonwealth of Pennsylvania duly commissioned and qualified, and one of the Justices of the court of common pleas for the city and County of Philadelphia dwelling in the said city Personally came George Kemp who bemg duly sworn on the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God, did depose and say That on the day of the date hereof at the request of Joseph Barnes attorney for James Rumsey he went to the dwelling or Lodging of M' John Fitch and in presence of Joseph Barnes attorney for James Rumsey as aforesaid delivered to the said John Fitch a true copy of the paper writing contained on the other side hereof and further saith not

George Kemp

Sworn as above before rae Quod attestor Clement Biddle

NotPub&J.C.C.P.nSS.

Richmond November 17th 1784. Virginia

To all whom it may concern

I do hereby "^ertify that a Bill " giving unto James Rumsey his heirs and assigns the sole and exclusive Right of constructing navigating and employing Boats after his new invented model for the term of Ten years to be computed from the first day of January next" has passed the House of Delegates of this state with this Proviso " that the exclusive right therein granted may at any time be abolished by the Legislature of this Commonwealth upon the payment unto the said Rumsey his Heirs or assigns the sum of Ten thousand Pounds in Gold or silver, and that the said Bill is to be sent up to the Senate for their concurrence as soon as they shall liave formed a House.