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<p n="490">The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15095_n490-1">John Jones</rs>
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,<lb></lb>
taken before the Lord of His Majesty's most<lb></lb>
Honorable Priers Council, the <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15095_date121">20th. of October<lb></lb>
1783</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="491">Who being upon Oath, says, that sometime about<lb></lb>
the Month of August last, he was a <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15095_occ489">Passenger</rs>
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<lb></lb>
on board the Active Ordnance Storeship, <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15095_n491-3">Thomas<lb></lb>
Moreton</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15095_occ490">Commander</rs>
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, then lying in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15095_geo708">Cape Coast</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Road on the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15095_geo709">Coast of Africa</rs>
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, and then bound for<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15095_geo710">England</rs>
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; That Captain Mc. Kenzie then<lb></lb>
Commanded <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15095_geo711">Fort Moree</rs>
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', on the said Coast,<lb></lb>
which is near <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15095_geo712">Black Town</rs>
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; That at about Six<lb></lb>
o'Clock on Sunday Morning, in or about the<lb></lb>
said Month of August, this <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15095_occ491">Informant</rs>
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being<lb></lb>
then in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15095_geo713">Black Town</rs>
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, he observed the People in<lb></lb>
great Consternation and Alarm, and on enquiring<lb></lb>
into the Cause, was informed, that said <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15095_occ492">Captn</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Mc: Kenzie had Pointed two Great Guns upon<lb></lb>
the Town, and threatned to lay it to the ground,<lb></lb>
if they did not deliver up his <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15095_occ493">Nephew</rs>
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; That in<lb></lb>
about half an Hour afterwards, this <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15095_occ494">Informant</rs>
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<lb></lb>
went up to the Fort , where he saw a great<lb></lb>
Number of Negroes, and Presently saw said<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15095_occ495">Captain</rs>
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Mc. Kenzie come out of his House,<lb></lb>
with a Pistol in each Hand, and followed by<lb></lb>
two Men, one of whom this Informant was<lb></lb>
Informed, was his <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15095_occ496">Nephew</rs>
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; That said <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15095_occ497">Captn</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Mc. Kenzie drew back, whilst said two Men<lb></lb>
Passed</p>
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