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if they should come down, or that one Ulick Burk or any
other Burk would do all that lay in his power towards fur-
nishing any persons with Arms and Ammunition to assist the
ffrench.
The mark of + Tho^s Burgen
Sworn to this 30^th day of
Nov^r 1756:

James M^cDonald of Baltimore County Shoemaker being
sworn on the Holy Evangels of Almighty God deposeth and
saith that he works at the Shoemakers' Business at M^r Sam-
uel Webb's Shop in the said County that he has a Wife and
Children who as well as himself were all bred up protestants,
that the priest Neale never was at his House in his Life, he
likewise saith that he has heard of one William Marshall
who sometime ago worked in the Neighbourhood and run
away for debt, but knows not whether the Person now shewn
to him is the same William Marshall, he having seen him but

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once and only for a short space, of time; This Deponent
further says that he never had any Conversation with M^r
Neale, or was ever in his Company before he was taken into
custody, and he likewise declares that he never heard any
person say that one M^r Digges who lived near York, or any
other M^r Digges had Arms or Ammunition by him to assist
the French if they should come down, or that one Ulick
Burk, or any other Burk would do all that lay in his power
towards furnishing any persons with Arms and Ammunition
to assist the French.
Sworn to this 30^th day of James M^cDonald.
Nov^r 1756..

M^r Bennet Neale M^r Ignatius Wheeler, and M^r Ulick Burk
were asked if they knew William Johnson, and he being pro-
duced to them they all declared they did not, and the said
Johnson being likewise asked if he knew the before men-
tioned Gentlemen who were shewn to him he said he knew
neither of them. His Excellency then asked the prisoner
wherefore he had so imposed on him and accused persons
that he did not even know and said if you are really that
Marshall that those Evidences declare you are, you may as
well acknowledge it otherwise I shall send for and confront
you with your Wife, Jerrard, and the other persons, that
according to these Witnesses Account you were conversant
with and lived among in Baltimore County, the prisoner
thereupon held down his Head a few Moments, and then
said I am sorry I have acted so foolishly and imposed on your

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