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The King Agt.
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Elizabeth Watson
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Elizabeth Watson
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the Deft in this Cause Maketh Oath & Saith
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That she is the Identical Person named in this Indictment And
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doth admitt that she was transported as the Indictment charges
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And that About Three Years ago this Depont. took shipping & went
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from Philadelphia to Jamaica And in the Passage was taken prisoner
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by a Spanish Man of Warr and sent Prisoner to St. Sebastians Where
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She remained for almost a year And that then this Depont. was putt
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on Board the Sea Nymplt Captain Taylor Commander along with many
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other Prisoner & brought to Bristoll & there was changed for
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Spanish Paisonen And this Depont further Saith That the sd: Captain
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Commander of the Sea
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Nagmph aforesd;
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George Williams
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Mate of the said Ship
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James Carter
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one of the then Prisoners in the
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said Ship and
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William Jones
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one other of the said Prisoners in the
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Said Ship are Material Witnesses for her this Depont:
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to prove the premisses aforesd. And without whose Testimony this
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Depont: cannot proceed Safely to take her Tryall upon this
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Indictment And this Depont. further Saith that Since her Committmt.
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She hath been informed and believes it to be true that the Sd:Ship
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called the Sea Nagmph and the said Taylor Williams Carter and
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Jones are Saited and gone for Jamaica So that it is impossible
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for this Depont: said Witneses to Attend at this present Sessions
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Watson
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on Wednesday ye
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Seventh Day of December
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1748
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By the Court
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