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before me this 18th. day of October 1781.
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Who being upon Oath saith that he is an
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on Tuesday ye 9th. Inftt. his Mar. went out abt. 11 o Cl
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in ye morning taking with him a Bill upon a Mc Leary
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a Customer wch he said he wod. receive, but did not
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say when he wod. Return & Inft. saw no more of
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him till abt. 10 Minutes past 11 in ye Eveng.
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Inft. havg. Shut up Shop abt. 8 o Cl & aftwds. went
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to his Sisters & Returned just as ye Clock struck 11.
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and was let in by Mrs. Crawford ye Housekeeper to
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his Mar.& the only person of the Family besides
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Informt. and his Mar. & she saying she was poorly
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then went down into the Kitchen to sit for his Mar.
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but had scarce got down before he heard his Mar.
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Knock hard& the Old Woman cod. not than be
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got into Bed.Inft. ran up & let him in & he
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being witht. his hot Inft. asked him where it was
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hereplied he had been sitting at Mr. Monks where
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he fell asleep & left it behind him& said look at
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my hands see how they are blisteredInft. looked at
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them & said I think they are. his Mar. replied I'll
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godowne work themYou may go to Bed& look
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down one of the Sconces. with a Candle in it which being
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