City of New York ss: James Duane of the City of New York 'Esqt being duly sworn by the direction of his Honour the Lieutenant Governor and Council Deposeth and saith That in the month of October in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and sixty nine he was applied to by William Dean and his sons Willard aud William Deane whom he understood to be Inhabitants of Windsor in the County of Cumberland to defend them on an Information in the Court of vice Admiralty of this: Province at the suit of his Excellency John

Wentworth Esq" Surveyor of the King's woods in America for .

destroying Pine Trees on which they were then confined in the common Goal of the City of New York That the Deponent believing from their Representations and several Depositions they laid before him'that it was a hard Prosecution undertook their

Defence That The Deponent being of opinion that by Law'

they could not on such a Prosecution be held to Bail moved tliat they should be discharged on entring their appearance but they were ordered by: the court to be held to Bail ina large sum for want of which they remained in close custody That after some time they complained that the little money they had brought down with them and received from the sale of their Horses was expended and that they had no means purchasing the necessaries to support Life and desired this Deponent to intercede with the Judge to direct them an allowance of Bread and Water which they Represented they were entitled to as Prisoners at the suite of the Crown That the Deponent accordingly mentioned their Request to the Judge who declared he had no power to direct such Provision That some time afterwards This Deponent was informed That the said William Deane the Father was in Treaty with Samuel Wells Esq™ one of the