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<p n="494"> <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45037_date93">8th. Jany. 1788</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="495"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45037_geo395">Middlesex</rs>
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<lb></lb>
to Wit.}</note>
<lb></lb>
The Voluntary Information and Confession of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n495-1">John Freeman</rs>
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Taken the day and<lb></lb>
Year above written before me One of his Majesty's Justice of the peace in and for the<lb></lb>
said County.</p>
<p n="496"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n496-1">John Freeman</rs>
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Says he is Apprentice to <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n496-2">David Nixon</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45037_occ177">Cap</rs>
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and <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45037_occ178">Owner</rs>
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<lb></lb>
of the ship Themis from <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45037_geo396">Petersburgh</rs>
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lying in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45037_geo397">Bell Wharf<obscured></obscured>
Shadwell</rs>
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<lb></lb>
and That he was ordered to Watch a Lighter of Iron lying at the feed of<lb></lb>
the said Ship last night after the Cabin Boy had left his Watch Says about<lb></lb>
the hour of<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Seven last night he went with <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n496-8">Cuthbert Rutledge</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n496-4">John<lb></lb>
Butler</rs>
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and another Young fellow to a Booth on the Ice near Cole Stairs<lb></lb>
Shadwell to drink and about the hour of twelve or One a near as he<lb></lb>
can tell. They all went to the Said Lighter and he went on board Said<lb></lb>
Ship where he stayed until the Iron was taken out of the Said Lighter<lb></lb>
by <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n496-6">Rutledge Butler</rs>
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and the Young man who he doth not Know by name<lb></lb>
which they carryed and laid in a West County Barge lying near<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45037_geo398">Coal Stairs</rs>
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untill a Conveniency offered to take it on Shore And<lb></lb>
all of them went to the Booth again where they Staid until about<lb></lb>
the hour of Three this Morning when they went to the Said Barge<lb></lb>
and took the Said Iron in Three Barrs out of Said Barge to get<lb></lb>
it on Shore when he left them and went to sleep in a house<lb></lb>
where he was disturbed and escaped being taken at the time<lb></lb>
further Says last night about the hour of Six he with<lb></lb>
Rutledge took Two Barrs of from out of the Said Lighter and<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
landed them at <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45037_geo399">Cole Stairs</rs>
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and sold them to Mangear who keeps<lb></lb>
a Smiths Shop near for Six Shillings which they Shared between them<lb></lb>
and that the four pieces of Iron produced are past of the Said Two Bars of Iron</p>
<p n="497">his<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n497-1">John<figure rend="mark"></figure>
Freeman</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Mark</p>
<p n="498"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n498-1">Cuthbert Rutledge</rs>
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Says last night between the hours of Six and Seven<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n498-2">John Freeman</rs>
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hired him to half carry Two barrs of Iron which were laying on the<lb></lb>
See between the Booth and lighter of Iron Which he did and then Wacted<lb></lb>
at Cole Stairs while Freeman wet with a Man with Said Two Barrs to sall<lb></lb>
them. That Freeman Soon returned and gave him half a Crown for his<lb></lb>
Trouble bidding him not to fear the Said Iron was cut up in Junts<lb></lb>
and told him if he was in the way he would give him another Jobb<lb></lb>
and went to drink at the Booth where Butler came and another a person<lb></lb>
whose name is <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n498-3">Nicholas lewis</rs>
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who went out at times with Freeman<lb></lb>
to the Saw Lighter and about the hour of Two this morning the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n498-4">John Freeman</rs>
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tired him, <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n498-5">John Butler</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n498-6">Nicholas Lewis</rs>
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to And<lb></lb>
the Three Barrs of Iron produced on Shephard Wharf and went<lb></lb>
away saying he would See them and pay them for what they had<lb></lb>
done</p>
<p n="499">Taken Signed and declared to be the Truth<lb></lb>
the <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45037_date94">8th. of Jany. 1789</rs>
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Before me<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n499-1">John Staples</rs>
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</p>
<p n="500"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n500-1">Cuthbt Rutledge</rs>
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</p>
<p n="501"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n501-1">John Butler</rs>
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Says last night About the hour of Eleven last night he<lb></lb>
went to the Booth on the Ice near <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45037_geo400">Coles Stairs</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45037_geo401">Shadwell</rs>
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and drinked with the<lb></lb>
Said Rutledge Freeman and LewisThat Lewis went out with Freeman<lb></lb>
Several timesAnd about the hour of Two Freeman Spoke to him Lewis and<lb></lb>
Rutledge to help him on Shore with Some barrs of Iron and if, he would go.<lb></lb>
and help to take the Barrs of Iron out of that Lighter he would make a Shamfire<lb></lb>
that he refused to go into the Croft That he helped to land the Said Iron on the<lb></lb>
Said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n501-4">John Freeman</rs>
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promising to pay them frist</p>
<p n="502">Taken Signed and declared to be the Truth<lb></lb>
the <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45037_date95">8th. of Jany 1789</rs>
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Before me<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n502-1">John Staples</rs>
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</p>
<p n="503"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n503-1">John Butler</rs>
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</p>
<p n="504"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n504-1">John Freeman</rs>
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admitted an Evidence for the Crown and Sworn<lb></lb>
before me the <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45037_date96">20 th of Jany 1789</rs>
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Before me <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n504-2">John Staples</rs>
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