Memorandum that we whose Names are hereunto Subscribed Do Covenant promise and agree with each Other to use our Seperate and Joint Interest in Obtaining a right of preemption for the Lands Mentioned in a Book known by the Title of Carvers Travels and Where he Mentions having seen Vast quantities of Virgin Copper And we Further Covenant with Each Other that we will become Equally Concerned in the above undertaking both in profit and Loss — Witness our hands this Thirteenth Day of March and year Seventeen Hundred and Ninety Two Benjⁿ Henfrey W^m Patents H Knox W^m Macpherson Tho^s W^m White James Chambers [Parties to the within Articles respecting the Exploring the Country on Lake Superior &c General Knox Judge Patterson William Bingham [undecipherable: lyr?] Rich^d Howell, Gov^r New Jersey Alexander Hamilton [undecipherable: lyr?] [undecipherable] Wadsworth — [undecipherable: lyr?] General, James Chambers General [undecipherable: Drite?], New Jersey [strikethrough: [undecipherable]] Colonel D^r MacPherson Benjamin Henfrey and it approved by him His Excellency the Honble Major General Wayne]