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Ques by Def.  When was the last conversation?

Ans.  Night before last.

Ques by Def.  What did he say?

Ans.  Talk about the contract, and did not know whether he would stay or not.

Ques by Pros.  Where are you living?

Ans.  At Maxwells Station.

Ques by Pros.  How long have you been working for R.?

Ans.  About 12 months.

Ques by Pros.  When did you converse with Bagley?

Ans.  Do not know whether before or after the whipping.

Ques by Pros.  You have never conversed with R about this matter?

Ans.  Have never had any talk.

Ques by Pros.  How came you here as a witness?

Ans.  Was summoned.

Ques. by Pros.  Did you say that Dan told you he had made a contract with R. to remain?

Ans.  He did tell me he agreed to remain until he was twenty one, and was to have $100, & two suits of clothes.

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John Kelley freedman, called being duly sworn, stated.

Ques by Def.  Where do you live?

Ans.  In Wilmington.

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Note: If I reopen the document for other tweaks, I've been inserting line spaces between all Q's and A's per transcription convention established earlier in this series of documents. -- Beth