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September 1800.
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he had a Conversation with a Prisoner named John
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Farrell who informed him that he had been ill of a violent
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Fever for a Considerable time and that had he been a
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Man of Fortune and at his own House he could not
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have been treated with more tenderness or better sea
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than he was in this Prison that he had also conversed
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with
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Ann Kay
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who was sentenced to be Transported
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but from her Infirmity had been sent to this Prison
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she said she lamented she had not been sent here at
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First and then she should have been a strong Woman
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and that her complaints were caught in Newgate
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that he also saw the Broth and Tasted it and thought
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it very Palatable and wholesome that he asked some
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of the Mutineers how they liked their broth they said it
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was in general very bad and two or three times in
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very hot Weather the Meat was Tainted, that he asked
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one of them whether he had had his Broth to Day he said
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he had he then asked whether it was the the same as he had
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in Common he said it was the same as he had in common
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he said it was he further stated That from having
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tasted the Broth he knew what the Prisoner said was
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devoid of Truth
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That Mr.. Wyoill, Mr.. Bitton, Mr.. Hubbard, Mr..
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Mr.. Page the Foreman stated that they
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had Also tasted the Broth and were of Opinion that
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it was very wholesome and Good,
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That the Jury further stated to your Committee
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that it was their Unanimous opinion that the
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Smallest Credit ought not to be given to the above
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Complaints as they appear to them to be void of foundation
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That Your Committee then Caused
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William Jones
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the Mutineer to be brought before them who said that in
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August 1798. he was beaten very severely by the
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that two Prisoners Died last Week that he believed 5. or 6.
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have Died in 3. Months that he had had two Mugs full
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of Broth this Day and a little more that he has no
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Complaint to make of the want of Victuals now nor for
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these 5. or. 6. Months past
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That your Committee Examined John Goodey another
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of the Mutineers who stated he sailed with Luke Early on
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