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where a negro Fellow named Sickey belonging to the widow
Lockwood was and with whom Jones and Jerom talked Some
time after they had done talking Jerom Williams came to this
Examinant and told him he must go with Jones for that the
Goods Which he had before told him of were Ben: Calverts
Goods at Brashears and that he must go with said Jones for
them upon which Jones told this Examinant he must go with
him for that as he had Seen Some of the Goods already he
must go or he would kill him whereupon said Jerom said sho
or Pooh go with him for that this Examinant had been accused
with Stealing Tobacco and he might as well Steal as not do it
Since he was accused of doing it & accordingly he consented
and then the said Jerom gave this Examinant an old Jacket of
his to wear to prevent his being known which he put over his
own Red Jacket and then the said Jerom brought a narrow

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Chizell and a Gimblet and gave them to said Jones who gave
the Gimblet to this Examinant and said Jerom told said Jones
to go to Brashears and feel at the door for some old key holes
& about a Span above between the holes and the Latch there
was a Bolt which he might push Back by boring Some holes
and after he had opened the door to go in and upon the Right
hand Stood a Chest with a Parcell of very fine Goods and that
there was Several Casks in the Chimney one lighter than the
Rest which he Supposed had Shoes in it and then the said
Jones took three bags one of which this Examinant Carried
and when they Came to the said Brashears house this Exam-
inant Stood in the Street and the said John Jones and Negro
Sickey went to the door and Jones said I doing it and took out of
his Pockett a Clasp Knife and bent it and said he could lift
up the Latch and hearing one in the house make Some Noise
he Came to the Place where this Examinant Stood and Said
I have bent my knife and there is nothing but a Latch I can
get in Easy enough and went again with Sickey to the door
and putting his knife between the door Post and the door he
opened it and went in with Negro Sickey af^d and the first
thing the said Jones and Sickey brought out was a bundle and
opening it they found there in some Plains which they took
out and brought away with them there was Sythes and Sneeds
and in the same bundle but these they left behind afterwards
the said Jones and Negroe Sickey went in again and brought
out a large Cask out of which they took two large Copper
Tea Kettles one large Bell Mettle Skillet a Spice Mortar &
Pestle and Six Candlesticks two of them with large Bottoms
and then Negro Sickey af^d went in and brought out a Saddle
and said Jones a Key which he said he got out of Brashears
house from an Inner Room that he had tryed to get Some
money but there none he could find and then they went back