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Parish Liberty and County.
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Dept. being at his Stand by the Door of the
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the Watch house, and the Man with Deced said that
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Dept. shod. not while she was with him, and Deced
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called the
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Dept. many Names and abused him
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he saw the Deced standing alone in the same Place
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and desired her to go about her Business or he would
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take her to the Watch house, to which she Answered
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that she would go when she pleased and would slap
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her face if he offered to touch her, Says that he
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returned to his Box, and very soon after Deced
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alone, and Dept.
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Hawkins another Watchman to the Watch house belonging to the
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where he charged her with
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abusing him on his Duty, and being disorderly at half
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hour past Twelve on Sunday Morning. Says that he left
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the
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