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Morgan James of Pillgwenlly
saith Jenkin Morgan
with some other
men came to my House
about 10 o'clock Sunday night
3rd Nov[embe]r. He said James come
along you must come along
with us. He was Captain of 8 of
us, we went with him
over the Newport Bridge and 1000 were
to be stationed at Etheridge s
House on the Caerleon Road
We had all Pikes one Man
had some Bullets. The Chartists
were to come from 4 diff[eren]t
quarters - Stow Hill, Salutation
Pontypool & Chepstow The
Chartists were to come to
Town about 7 O'clock Sunday
night. They were all to be
at their post at that time.
[a faint X is in the left margin at line 11]
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the Signal was to be given
Stow Hill by throwing
up a fuse Ball into the Air
immediately we were to
rush from the four quarters
into the Town & fall upon
the Soldiers.
[Written along bottom fold of page]
[ top line obscured on copy] Pillgwenlly [?]
Reg[in]a v[ersus] Jenkin Morgan
X
Evidence of Morgan
James
Committed for Treason
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