ine who was the thief, yet
they suspected Heddy as he was missing. After reproving my two
comrades for not taking care of our things which were in the boat, I
advertised Heddy and sent two men in search of him. They pursued and
overtook him at Southampton and returned him to the boat. I then
thought it might afford some chance for my freedom, or at least a
palliation for my running away, to return Heddy immediately to his
master, and inform him that I was induced to go away by Heddy's
address. Accordingly I set off with him and the rest of my companions
for our master's, and arrived there without any difficulty. I
informed my master that Heddy was the ringleader of our revolt, and
that he had used us ill. He immediately put Heddy into custody, and
myself and companions were well received and went to work as usual.

Not a long time passed after that, before Heddy was sent by my master
to New-London gaol. At the close of that year I was sold to a Thomas
Stanton, and had to be separated from my wife and one daughter, who
was about one month old. He resided at Stonington-point. To this
place I brought with me from my last master's, two johannes, three old
Spanish dollars, and two thousand of coppers, besides five pounds of
my wife's money. This money I got by cleaning gentlemen's shoes and
drawing boots, by catching musk-rats and minks, raising potatoes and
carrots, &c. and by fishing in the night, and at odd spells.

All this money amounting to near twenty-one pounds York currency, my
master's brother, Robert Stanton, hired of me, for which he gave me
his note. About one year and a half after that time, my master
purchased my wife and and her child, for severn hundred pounds old
tenor. One time my master sent me two miles after a barrel of
molasses, and ordered me to carry it on my shoulders. I made out to
carry it all the way to my master's house. When I lived with Captain
George Mumford, only to try my strength, I took up on my knees a
tierce of salt containing seven bushels, and carried it two or three
rods. Of this fact there are several eye witnesses now living.

Towards the close of the time that I resided with this master, I had a
falling out with my mistress. This happened one time when my master
was gone to Long-Island a gunning. At first the quarrel began between
my wife and her mistress. I was then at work in the barn, and hearing
a racket in the house, induced me to run there and see what ha