That he being a Resident in Windsor, and having the Later part of August last, taken a journey from there to Springfield in Massachusetts Bay, Mt John Grout on the fourth Day of September last, came to him (the Deponent) and Informed him, that the Deponents two Sons Willard & William were made Prisoners by one Benjamin Whiting on a Process that Issued out of the Court of Vice Admiralty for the Province of New York and that he said Whiting was going to carry them to the City of New York for tryal, And that Whiting has agreed to tarry at Hinsdale with his said prisoners untill Tuesday noon : That they were almost Destitute of money & had hired him to come & Enform this Deponent of their Cereumstances. And that unless this Deponent could reach Hinsdale by Tuesday noon, it was likely his said Son's would begone, so that this

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Deponent could not see them, without following them to Albany; as said Grout told him (the Deponent) That Whiting had not Promised to Tarry at Hinsdale longer than tuesday noon: And likely would then set out for Albany. (That the Inferiour Court of Common Pleas was then sitting at Springfield, in which Court the Deponant had a Cause then Depending, and was obliged to attend the Tryal; which prevented the Deponent from arriving at Hinsdale untill Tuesday night, When Whiting had moved with the Deponents said Sons, (agreable to what Mr Grout had before told the Deponent) from Hinsdale across the woods toward Albany That on the Deponents arriving at Brattleborough the next morning he saw Judge Wells, and understanding by him, and others That the Process issued from the Court of admiralty aforesaid was against the Deponent, as well as against his Sons--The Deponent asked said Wells's advice: And he advised the Deponent to go to the City of New York, Immediately & surrender himself to the Marshal, & take tryal with his said Sons.