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By Twelve o ClockThat the Answer was "That Sr.
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and his Men might be Dannied That they had Spies out and That the
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Guards were not Out"That between Nine and
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men and the guards Came
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That One of Sr. Jnos. People Came in first
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That imediately afterwards Came in the Soldiers
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And they began to Examine the People below
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But Informant told them he supposed that they
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wanted the People aboveTaht then the Capt or some
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Commanding Officer said "Up Stairs Up Stairs"
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That upon this One of the Soldiers (Informant think)
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he that was shot went up Stairs And as soon
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as he was gone up Informant heard a Pistol go off
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Which Informant thinks was fired off by the Man
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who took the Beer from InformantThat there
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were then same of the Soldiers in
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That imediately upon that the Commanding Officer
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said Load and FireThat at that time the
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the StairsWhether the Soldier who was shot had
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any Arms or not Informant cannot Tell
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and Fire be Orderd the Soldiers all Out of the House
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Except Two who were left to Guard the Tap Room
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Door that Goes into
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to Fire
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without side some Fired into the Tap Room and Some up Stairs
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That he did not hear or See any Firing from above
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or Below StairsBelieves the Firing Ceased
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in about a Quarter of
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