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to swear to be secret and that they would take a Shallop and
go to North Carolina to Richard Clarke, who would be merry
enough Wells said he could have forty Men go with him and
that he could have several Families out of those Parts Wells
said he had broke two of Clarke's Dollars and should be ap-
prehended presently He said he had fifty good Dollars and
that Stimpson should have Part if he would go with him Ad-
vised him to take his Master's Shallop told him where Clarke
lived in North Carolina saying he had taken up six hundred
Acres of Land and they would go to him and then Clarke
would be up with his Friends in two Months they told him that
if they would go with them he should be Second and the other

L. H. J.

Sailor Captain. Wells said Winter and Roper went away
with Clarke That if they went to plunder a Town Clarke was
to be Commander on Shore That Clarke would make Money
enough and that they would have their Laps full and plunder
the Spanish Towns and to that End would get a Vessel and
Ammunition as soon as they could. Stimpson asked the Sailor
his Name who replyed he was nameless. Daniel Wells said
That if Clarke came up to Annapolis, he would find as many
Friends as any Body. Thomas Peacock declares That M^r
Garrett's Servant, William Cooper proposed to him to run
away and told him of Thomas Harvey, John Murphy, Richard
Williams, John Keyton and Richard Hickcock who had agreed
to do the like Richard Williams named two more. Peacock
asked their Names, to which Cooper made Answer what signi-
fied it he should know when they came
The Time intended was Sunday the sixteenth of March In-
stant. They proposed to take M^r Bruff's Boat or any other
Vessel.
John Keyton declares That Cooper asked him to go a Priva-
teering down to the Whore Kills and said John Murphy and
M^r Edwards Man had agreed to go with him on Sunday next
That Murphy would get two Gallons of Rum for their Voyage
understood that that they were going down to the Whore Kills
in order to join Daniel Wells and others who they heard were
there and a Privateer bound to the Spanish West Indies

William Cooper told him that Stimpson lay at a House over

the Bay where Clarke had lain some Time before who said he
would bring a Vessel with Guns and blow up the Town and that
the Privateer was an Artist. Richard Williams the Taylor upon
his Examination denied every Thing but was confronted by the
Oath of Thomas Harvey who declared that Richard Williams
asked him to go a Privateering and told him one William Mon-
mouth had acquainted him of a Privateer setting out and that
they would go to Carolina.

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