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The Voluntary Examination and Information
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taken the 11th Day of Decr 1767
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This Informant being examined upon Oath Saith
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that last Sunday Morning about four o'Clock in
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John Curd
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proposed to this Informant and
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Richard
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to go a fishing and they
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took the Boat & not and went to fish in the
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near the Hill Ferry calld Glovers Ferry
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That as soon as they had got cross the Water
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Johnson (who is nick named Goose) sayd Dann
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Fishing I know where we can get Fowls
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to Steal
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Poultry which was declined by this Dept.
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& his two Brothers Curd and then the said Johnson
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proposed taking a Sheep in a field next the
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Oll Mills & accordingly they drove up a flock
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to the Corner but they broke into the March
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That they then went into the next Field &
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saw and then Flock two on three of which
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were Ewes & Lambs they drove them up
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to the Corner of the field next the gate and
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Johnson took up one Sheep ty'd its less & carried
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it to the gate & then this Depont. took
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it and they all by turnd carried it
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home to the Ferry house and let them
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selves in & Goose Carried into the Cellor
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assisted by this Examinants' sayd brothers
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and there killd it And this Informant
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