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This Morning April 1 1798 on unlocking the Prisoners in the House of
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of Correction for the
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, a Turnkey of the name of
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Samuel Russel
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having the Care of the Mutineers going to unlock them
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to serve their Bread at the usual time 6 o'Clock in the Morning, On
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opening the Door of the Yard saw some Jacket Trowsers Shirts and
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Stockings allowed by the County, and perceiveing some of the Prisoners
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had mad their Escape by the Cells Doors being open, immediately
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proceeded to the Governor who came Instantly down, and or examine-
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ing the Yard found that seven Prisoners Viz
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George Gainer
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Abraham Nelson
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William Hooper
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John Griffiths
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John Wells
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, had made their Escape, the Lock of
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the Cell Doors being all wrenched off except
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John Davis
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's Cell, and it
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appears to have been done with an hold fast taken from the case of the
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Water Closet in Gainer's Cells, and by a deception which Davis made
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use of by taking his Cloths of laying them on the Bed with his Night
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Cap stuffed full of Oakum on the Pillow his shoes by the Bed side and to
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all appearance to the Man who had the care of them to lock them up
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to be in Bed, (which now remains to be sun) their is every reason to beleive
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he concealed himself in the Privy their being no other place where he could secret
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himself The Governer on examineing futher found they had by the
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