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Keziah Harris ^ I am Servant to John Lewis
Llewellin the Prisoner - About 8 months since, I first
became Servant to him and remained
with him for about 3 months when I left - during that
time a Club called the working men's association was held
at Prisoners house -and the meetings were held
regularly every Monday night - I went again into the
service of the Prisoner about a week before the outbreak
at Newport - during that week there were two Chartist
meetings held at Prisoners house I do not remember
_____________the
the days of meetings - I saw the Prisoner
there at the last meeting - On the evening of the Sunday
before the outbreak at Newport the
___________(that is) the drinking rooms)
Prisoners House ^ was full of men - several of them
had sticks, one had a long spear, & another a Gun -
Amongst them I saw John Thomas known
frequently as Jack the Sailor - I know him to be
\ About 9 O clock several said,
Come my Men we must go for we have to meet on the
Race course - upon which they all get up and left \
a Chartist - ^ have not seen my Master since
x 9. weeks tomorrow.
Keziah Harris
her
X
mark
[l. margin]
x the 1st Novr-
Witness J.H.E.
Thursday 2d Jany 1840
Newport Public Reference Libraries
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Rega v John Lewis
Llewellyn
Evidence of Keziah
Harris. (Llewellyn's Servt)
Implicating Jack the Sailor
slightly
1 copy made 452
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