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NICHOLAS BAYARD. 529

the house nor his name on the
papers,

John Buckly. Coming home
from the fort and passing by
Mr, Hutchina’ house I was asked
to walk in by Mr. Hutchins,
which I did; saw some papers
there which were called ad-
dresses; but did not read any of
them, but that to my Lord Corn-
bury which, as I understand, was
@ compliment and congratulation
to him at his arrival here. Mr.
Hutchins asked me to sign it, but
T refused, because being # lieu-
tenant in the garrison I was un-
willing to do any such thing be-
fore any of my alder officers had
done it; did not see Col. Bayard
nor bis name there,

Francis Cherman. Coming a
while ago to Mr, Hutchins’ house,
and going up stairs, saw certain
papers there and some people;
‘Mr. Hutching asked me to sign
those paperd, telling me they
were addresses to the King and
my Lord Cornbury; that they
were for the good of the country
and the English; and I expected
by it to be made free of the city,
and signed therefore; did not see
Col. Bayard there, nor do I re-
member the conienta of the ps-

One Button. Hearing by some
of my fellow soldiers that there
Were some papers or addresses
at Capt. Hutebins’, I was willing
to go and see what they were,
and coming to the house there, 1
found five papers, and signed
them all five, but do not remem-
ber to whom they were directed.
Capt, Hutchins was there, but
said nothing to me at all about
the papers or signing them; nor
ean I remember whether they
‘were in paper or parehment; be-
lieve there were then about

thirty names subseribed, but saw
neither Col. Bayard nor his
name there.

Robert Crannel. Some time
sinee I came te Mr. Hutchins’,
and there found five addresses;
T read that to my Lord Corn-
bury and some of the two others
to the king and parliament; in
one of them was contained a
complaint that the people of this
provinee lay under more hard-
ships than formerly, and that the
speaker of the assembly of this
province was an alien; daw Col,
Bayard’s name to that of my
Lord Cornbury, bat am not as-
quainted with his handwriting at

3 after I had read some part
and been told what the reat of
the papers ware, I signed them
all five, but nobody desized or
persuaded me to do it.

Mr, Atwood. Your evidence is
not so full as when you gave in
your information on oath before
the council. Crannef. But it is
and I know nothing more,

One Griggs. I was desired by
one Vovell, a soldier in the gar-
rion, to go to Mr, Hutchins’
honge and sign some papers; was
told, and believed it waa to make
we free of the city; thereupon,
I went to Mr. Hutchins’ and
there signed them, but did not
see Col, Bayard there,

One Garnet. A great many of
the soldiers of the arise 2
signed, and they expect Te-
by to be made free of the city,
many of them being tradesmen.

One Fleming. Coming some
time sinee to the house of Mr.
Hntchins, I saw there some rolls
opened, with a great many
names thereto; but did not see
any other writing; to this I put
my name, and also then put
down two or three names for

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