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September 1799.
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John Groves
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Thomas Bennett
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Justices Etc.
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Samuel Butcher
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Leicester Square
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No. 51.
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Wine Merchant
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Sworn, I Knew one
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Evan Evans
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was a Prisoner
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in the House of Correction for Lottery Insurance in the
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Month of December in the Year 1796. I saw him in the
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Prison I called on him at the request of his Brother
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Evans.
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Colonel Williams; - You did live at
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Yes, Sir,
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When?
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About 7. or 8. Years ago. I kept the Sum
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Tavern and afterwards
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about 7 Years I was not Indicated for keeping a
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I left the sun to go to
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I was a
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I was not
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Indicted for a Fraud. - I saw
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in the
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I did see the Governor there also
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I applied to the Governor by the desire of his Evans
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Brother to get him some Indulgence the
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told me that for a Day or two he could not but he
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in a Day or 2. after the Committee had met
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it was about 1st. 2d. 3d. or 4th. December 1796: I did
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go a second time the following Night or the Night
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but One after to Mr.. Aris'
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and saw Mr..
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Raven there by Appointment I said will you
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Indulge Evans Mr.. Aris said he should go into
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the Kitchen he sent for Evans from the Goal into
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his own apartments to Explain it to him while
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I was there Evans came Mr.. Aris told him he
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should be indulged by going into the Kitchen
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On the 5th.. day of December Mr.. Raven came
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to me at Night and asked if I would lend the
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£100. for a fortnight; - I met Mr..
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Raven the day following that of Mr.. Evan's
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Commitment in
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he said
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he knew the Governor very well I said Mr.. Crans
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