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Gentlemen, I was Bound out Apprentice from this House in the
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Year 1780, to
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the begining of
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the Same Year being 15 Years
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and a Quarter Old i served the whole of my Time with him
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being 21, Years of Age my Master took a Man
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was in the habit of having a Sailors will from a Man
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of the Name of Davis several Times, about the End of March 1736
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urged my Master to go to
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with him Concerning a
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Will has he had at that Time) finding that Davis was Dead) and got
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my Master to pay the Exspenses to Chatham and back again my Master
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Thingking to get what money he Owed beside they returning again got
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nothing and had Recource to the Lord Mayor of London he Told
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them he Thought it was a Forgery it Alarmd my Master, and
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Cookson went from my masters House My mas Master was in Far Worse
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might Come on it Took a Room in
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Two of us to sleep and work there One of the Name of
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and me both Apprentices at that time my Master Coming
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Soon in the Morning and going home Late at Night our Victuals was
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sent by the Apprentice Girl i was there from a Day or two of the
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Rent and Taxes to Pay went to
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i never paid Rent Exceeding 2 Shillings and 6 Pence they
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say i do not belong to them and Baffled me so that i do not Know
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what to do I always Thought I Belong'd to them i am 72 Years Old
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Next June and never refused to work but am so Slow that i Cannot
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get a Living at it now if i Could i would do it and be Glad to do it
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