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1774

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William Richards< no role > Serjeant of the Third Regiment of
GuardsThat last Wednesday Morning Mr. Jackson
told him that Davis and the Black had had a Wrangle
And I suppose says he we shall have a bit of Fun They'll
Fight it Out sometimeThat during this Conversation
the Black went byThat Mr. Jackson Asked the
Black what Affront his Fellow Servant had given him
That the Black Answerd' he had thrown a Cat at him and
he was Determined to have it out with him
That on Thursday Evening InformantwasComing by
the Bunch of Grapes in the Tower he there saw the
Black and Davis together seemingly in Dispute
That Informant took one of them in One hand and
the Other in his Other Hand and threw them one against
the other When that was Over the Black asked
Informant to DrinkThat they Drank together
And the Black said "I Dare say We Shall have a Battle
"tomorrow Morning if you have a Mind to Come and
"See it"That Informant Answerd' he would
Come if he could be spared from Duty
Thatin the Hallwhen Informant and Jackson and




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