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September 1800.
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to desist on Account of the consequences, they since
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been several times to day crying out starving
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Ellwood is
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in a cell with me they hissed and groaned
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at him, a number of Persons made a Noise in the different
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Galleries besides these he has named, the other Persons
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he does not know, they were in other Galleries, the noise
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began in the Gallery he slept in, I heard them singing
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in other parts before, Tanner has the Newspaper once
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or twice a Week, I have heard him say so. last night
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he said Damn my Eyes, we shall have the Paper full
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of this here on Sunday, meaning the Rioting, has
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not seen any other thing in the Prison since he has been
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in, that he has had reason to give Information of, has
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seen Turner and Sully write Letters and get them
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Conveyed out which he believes was with his Linen
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and Plates and things, heard Thomas had a Letter
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discovered last Week, which he was sending out of the
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Prison, has been treated well by the Governor and
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Turnkeys since he has been in the Prison and has
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no fault to find with his treatment, I have been very
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well since, I have been in the Prison the information
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I gave to day was a Voluntary information, I told
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Ellwood, I would give information to Chapman when
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he came to let me out, heard several of the People call
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out "No Price" , "No Keys". "bloody end to them ", "bloody
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Murder to them", the other Turnkeys they clapped.
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House of Correction
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, Saturday Evg. 16th.. Augt.1800.
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Present
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Robert Baker
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Rupert Clarke
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Esqrs..
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Middx.
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to wit. }
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The Examination of
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William Ellwood
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a Prisoner at the said House of Correction under sentence
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of imprisonment for the term of Twelve Months, convicted
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of Sheep Stealing,Who says he has been confined
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in a cell with another Man named
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Nicholson untill
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the Night before last, that the Night before last, the
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Prisoners began making a Noise soon after being locked
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