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The Voluntary Information and Confession of
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William Shelton
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of the Hamlet of
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Poplar
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the County aforesaid
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Lighterman,
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Taken this fifteenth day
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of May 1784 before me One of his Majestys
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Justices
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in and for the said County.
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Who being on his Oath Saith that about nine O Clock in the Morning of
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Tuesday last the Eleventh day of May Instant. this Informant and his
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Father came down Bow Creck from
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Bromley
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in a
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Barge belonging to the said Mr Milward Loaded with Rye That when he same to
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the Creeks mouths he and his said father went an Shore in a Shiff and
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Landed at the Orchard House, from whence his father went home
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and left Informant at the Orchard House where he had been abouts Ten
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Minutes when
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Richard Briggs
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now present (and in Custody) and
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Joseph Goodman
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not yet taken came to him, and after drinking
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three pints of Beer or half and half Informant asked them both
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to Assist him in Launching the said Skiff, which was then a ground when said Goodman went
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and Assisted him in Launching the Skiff, and when he had so done he went
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with
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Informant in his Skiff a little way down the luck
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to the place where Briggs's, Skiff was lying and at which place Informant
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put him on Board said Skiff, belonging, to Briggs That the said
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Joseph
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then asked Informant what he was Laden with when he Informed
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him he was Loaded with Rye whereupon Goodman said to Informant he had
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no Money and therefore wished he would let him have some Rye, Informant
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then told him the Rye was not his and therefore would not gave him any
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The said Goodman there said he did not want him to give him any for
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that he would take itInformant and said Briggs and Goodman
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then went on Board the said when Goodman and Briggs immediately
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opened the Fore Hatch went down into the Hold and filled four Sacks, two of which Sacks
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the brought with the Empty and the other two Empty Sacks as aforesaid they
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brought them upon Dack and afterwards put them into Goodman Skiff and
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on they were going away he asked them where they were going to take
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Rowed away, and Informant saw no More of them until he saw
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in Custody, but knows nothing of Goodman or has he seen him since
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d Lastly this Informant Saith that he never received any Money Gratudy
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any promise of Money or reward or any other thing whatsoever from the
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or either of them and further Saith not
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William Shelbon
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Taken and Sworn the day and Year first above written before me
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Petr. Greenc
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