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City of New York ss

John Hawley, Jeremiah Parmalee, George Fearal, Robert Tallmadge, Stephn Merchat & Justis Woods being severally and duly sworn before the Holy Evangalist of Almighty God despose and say that on or about the twelfth day of July last they were of the party, ordered by General Wooster to join Ensign Tyley [Edward Tilley] & party in order to replace the Asia's Barge and Arms &ca belonging to her, from whence she was taken by the populace ー When we got to the New Ship [Slip] we found that the people had drawn the Barge, as we judge, about a hundred Yards up the Street, after some difficulty we got the Barge into the Water, in the whole of the affair Ensign Tyley did every thing in his power to safe the Barge from Mischief and to deliver her safe into the water when that was accomplised he with the rest of the party left the place and were not present when the Barge was burned.

Sworn this 23d day of Septemr 1775 Before Bn Blagge Justice of the Peace