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the fall he was Carrying in Corn topps into a Tobacco house and
allways observed M^rs Rachel freeborne to be in the Tobacco
house and always as he Came in with a Turn of Corne topps
she pretended to take up and Whittle a piece of Tob^o stick
but this Depon^t has very good Reason to believe shee was
Corresponding with her son Richard Clark who hid himself
in the Fodder for that within a Day or Two after he said Clark
told him he was there.
He further says that Thomas Freeborns Daughter Mary
told him this Dep^t that Richard Clark was in the Branch one
night & that she carryed him Victuals.
He says that Humphery Hernam some time after Celie was
Comitted told him He was Advised to lett Ben : Celie out of
Prison & Ask'd this Deponents Advice who told him those
that Advised him so were his Foes & not his Friends After
this M^rs Freeborne Came to the Smiths Shopp & seeing the
Depon^t there went away again only saying Humphery you
are at Work I see.
Not long after that about a Month or five Weeks before the
Prison was broke Humpherey again told this Dep^t he was
Advised to lett the Prisoners out & Run away with them and
so gett shutt of his Slavery but did not tell him neither did
this Depon^t ask him whom but told him those that Advised
him was his Foes about a fortnight before the Prison was
broake the said Humphery told this Dep^t he had altered his
mind and had Resolved to serve out his time honestly and
then the first day he was free he should be as Good a man as
his Master.
Sarah Freeborne on Monday last told this Deponent that
M^rs Rachell Freeborne told old M^rs Story and M^rs Rebeccah
Nicholson that she Asked Humphrey if he Could not Contrive
a way to let the Prisoners out and Humphrey answered Lord
Mistress No I canot do it it's a hanging matter to Which she
Replyed No can't you do it you are a Smith and have Files to
gett their Irons of and may do it that no body may know it.
It will be a means for you to gett Ridd of your Slavery for
Celie and Richard Clarke know all the Country over.
This Deponent veryly believes M^rs Rachel Freeborne Ad-
vised Humphery to let out the Prisoners for that before the
Prison was Broke She said in his hearing It was pitty Celie
should be in Prison so long. And ffurther Humphery told him
she was very kind to him in sending or Carrying him Drachms
of the Bottle more than usuall.
One day not long before the prison was broke Celie Called
to this Deponent as he Rodd out of Town and Askd if Hum-
phery was at home to w^ch the Dep^t said Yes and then he
desired him to tell Humphery he wond^red he did not send the

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