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no board, and had never went to House Keeping
untill after that Time, and had
no Children, or Family but his said Wife — that
this Deponent having finished the object for which
he went to Pennsylvania came sometime in
December 1704 to Fredk. Town to [reside?] [?]
he resided for some time - that when
this Deponent want to Pennsylvania, he had
before determined to come to Frederick
town to reside, and he never went to pennsyl-
vania with an intention of Residing, but solely
for the purpose of putting the stock of
leather aforesaid in a [?] which when serve
this Deponent [?] to the [?] &
[?]nd as aforesaid.

That some time in the latter end of
November 1704, Negro Jim the Petitioner ran
away from the Master Patterson and came to
the House of the said Widower of Robert [?]
deceased where this Deponent with his [wife?] then lived
that the past Day, the said Nathanel Patterson
came to the said Tanyard of Robert [deceased?]

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and informed this Deponent that the said
negro Jim had ran away, and
desired the negro to go Home which the
Negro refused - He said Patterson
then asked this Deponent to purchase the Negro
which this Deponent refused. Mr. Patterson then [?]
this Deponent to give the Negro a time to look
for a Master which was done — that from the
Time the said Negro first came to the said
Tanyard or the House of Robert deceased (while
Deponent lived there ) did not [?] ten days -
that the said Negro was not a Tanner that he
was not employed by this Deponent in the Trade
& during the time [?] he was only employed
off & on to keep him from running away -
- That about two weeks before this Deponent
came from Pennsylvania to Fredrk Town
{???????????]
when this Deponent wet to Mr. Patterson's
on his way to Fredrk Town he found the
said Negro there, that when this
Deponent arrived at Pattersons he found
that

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no board, and had never went to House Keeping
untill after that Time, and had
no Children, or Family but his said Wife — that
this Deponent having finished the object for [object?]
he went to Pennsylvania in came sometime as
December 1704 to Fredk. Town to [residence unknown?]
be resided for some time - that when
this Deponent want to Pennsylvania, he had
before determined to come to Frederick
town to reside, and he never went to [per?]

[?] with our Petition of [?], but [?]
for the [?] of [?] the dock of
in a [?] to remark a [?]
feather aforesaid, which when serve
this dependant until to the [?]
nevermind or aforesaid.
November 1704, Negro Jim the Petition ran
away from the Master Patterson and caused
to the House of the said Widower of Robert [?]
deceased wherewith [departed?] with his [? [?]
that the past Day, the said Nathanel Patterson
cause to the said Tauyard of Robert recieved

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and reformed their [?] that [?] said

negro Jim had ran away, and

desired the nefro to the Home which the

Negro [?] [?] said Patterson

then [?] their [?] to purchase the [?]

admit their deponent refused Mr. Patteron their dee

their deponent to [?] [?] a [?] to look

for a Master which was done — that from the

James the said [?] [?] cause to the said

Lanyard or the House of Robert deceased (while

Deponent lived there) did [helarwood?] ten Days -

not the said [negr??] not a James, that he

was not ] [?] by this Deponent [?]with [?] had
[?] [?] the [?] Hand for was only [?] [?]
[?] and on to [?] [?] focus [?] away-

[?] about two weeks before this [regiment?]

cause [?] Pennsylvannia to [?] [?]

[?] to his Master Patterson

when this Deponent went to Mr. Patterson’s

in his Way to [Wed?] [Town?] he found [?]

said [replace?] there, that when this

Deponent arrived at Pattersons he found
[?]