I Crean Brush do Testify and say that on or about 3d day of January 1776 John Ireland deliverd to me a large quantity of English Goods to take care of for Robert Ruggles, and than on or about 13th day March by virtue of an Order from General How, I went up to the stores of the following persons

and took from them a large Quantity of Goods which together, with Rugles's were shipt on board the Brigt Eliza[beth] Capt Peter Ramsay master except part of Mr Baldwins, which were shipt on board another vessel and that said Brigt on her passage to Halilax was taken by Como Manly and others, and carried into Portsmouth New-Hampshire, and that said Goods were on board when takenー

[Endorsed] Suffolk ss, Augst 16, 1776. at the request of Robert Rugles above-named, I went to the house of Jos: Otis keeper of the Gaol in Boston, to swear Crean Brush above named to the truth of the aforegoing deposition, that the said Crean Brush refused to sign the above or swear to the truth of it, that on being told by the said Ruggles that his Testimony would be a benefit to him but no disadvantage to him the said Brush he the said Brush replyed and said that for that reason he would not swear to it, but in general acknowledged it was true

Jos Greenleaf Justice peace