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Who saith that one Mr. Blair came to Mr. Halls Room on Friday night last abt
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& Desired Change for a Guinea but Hall not being Able to Change it Blair went out fa Cha
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& Returned soon after and Cryed out Murder & said They were beset by Pick Pockets, in other
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Circumstances she Agrees wth: the Informant Hall and Says that she was Push'd down
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Hairs in their going thro' the Room & further Salt Rot
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Abraham Clarke
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ofCompany in Genl. Poultneys Regint.
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abt. 12 came to Kerrs Lodgings, Mrs. Kerr to B Informt. Sten
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Engaged wth. 2 Gent
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one of wth: she said She beleived he knew & going up
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Saw Capt. Campbell & Blair their
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Drank a Bottle together in abt. to Minutes Mr. Blair lost the room to Change a Guinea as
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the Capt. was Informed in a few minutes afterwares they heard a Cry of Watch and a Knock
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Blair was Attackt & Mr. Campbell Immediately went down Stairs
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Upon the open: of the Street Door in ye Pass
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this Informt. heard a Clashs: of Sticks upon the Continuan
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of this Norse Informt: went down abt: Five Six Hairs, & Saw Mr. Campbell Stand with his
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Back towards the Back door in ye Passage when the Noise ceased, This Informt. then ask't him
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wl: was the matter when Campbell said it was all over and that he wor. came up to
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them presently Informt. then Returned and went into his Room & Capt Campbell follow'd
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him, and Informed him that Blair Staid for the Change of the Guinea & that he was
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Attack'd he beleived by & Street Robbers & that he had
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Struck one of them a Blow
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of the Side of the Read & Cut his Knuckle
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were Ran away and he beleived were gone for fresh Assistance, in 5 Minutes after
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& likewise a Cry of Murder, & some Women below Stairs said the Gentleman will be
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