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the Man who escaped from him as aforesaidThe said
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call out to him, to stop said Men, he pursued them that
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one of them struck this Informant on the Head with a Cutlass
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who he is very sure is
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says he was with
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said Allen and Mc. Manus at this time, and Assisted in
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securing said Randall and further says that he is very
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sure that the said
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Sworn before me this
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29th. day of Decemr. 1783}
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