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January 1808
44th - Doctor Townson, Mr Grimes, Surgeon Jamison, Mr Blaxcell, and Mr John Blaxland rummaged the Rooms up stairs for my public and private papers which they took and locked up in my Office. Doctor Townson and Mr Grimes were particularly clamarous. and indecorous in demanding my keys from John Dunn, and George Rudd, my Servants, and in knocking my Drawers and Cabinet about, swearing at them that they knew well where the Governor kept all his private papers.
45th - On the Troops coming up to the House, I had only time to save the papers containing the accounts of the 25th proceedings but all those of the 26th were secured by the Rebels. When they had thus far proceeded, five Centinels [Sentinels] were placed over the House, in, and out of Doors, and I was left with only my Daughter and Mrs Palmer about nine o'clock at night.
46th - I have pursued my Account with as little digression as possible, that the proceedings may be the more distinct; but it is now necessary to observe, that the law was not Martial in this Colony, and in Defence of the law and Civil Power and the liberty of the Subject, I have been seized while I was acting as the representative of
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