DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT, TO WIT.

L. S.

DE it remembered, That on the first day of

January, in the thirty-sixth wear of the Independence. of the United States of America, SAMUEL EELLS of said District, hath deposited in this Office the title of a Book, the right whereof he claims as Proprietor, in the words following, to wit“ A Report of the Trial "of ARTHUR HODGE, Esquire, (late one of the mem"bers of His Majesty's Council for the Virgin-Islands) "at the Island of Tortola, on the 25th April, 1811, and "adjourned to the 29th of the same month, for the mur"der of his negro man slave PROSPER. Stenographi"cally taken by A. M. BELISARIO, Esquire, one of "the Grand Jury who found the Bill of Indictment "and certified to be impartial and correct by his Honor "RICHARD HETHERINGTON, Esq. President of the Vir“gin-Islands, and President of the Court on his trial.”

In conformity to the Act of the Congress of the United States, entitled "An Act for the encouragement of learning by securing the copies of Maps, Charts and Books, to the Authors and Proprietors of such copies during the times therein mentioned."

H. W. EDWARDS, Clerk of the District of Connecticut.

A true Copy, examined and sealed by me

H. W. EDWARDS, Clerk of

the District of Connecticut.

CERTIFICATE.

Having, by request of A. M. Belisario, Esq. the reporter of the Trial of Arthur Hodge, Esq. (late one of the members of His Majesty's Council for the Virgin-Islands,) for the murder of his negro man slave named Prosper, carefully examined the manuscript, by him stenographically taken, and prepared for the press, containing all the documents, arguments, testimony and proceedings in the said trial-Do hereby certify, that to the best of our recollection, and belief, the same is, not only impartially reported, but is altogether correct.

Tortola, 25th, June, 1811.

(Signed)

Attest.

(Signed)

RICHARD HETHERINGTON, President of the Virgin-Islands, and Presi• dent of the Court on said Trial.

WILLIAM GORDON, Secretary to his

Majesty's Council, and Clerk of the Crown for the Virgin-Islands.