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why would he suffer me to perish. When Ragubram came back to me he told me from Gopy Nasir that if I would consent to sign or give a paper such as he had demanded of me before that time, that then he would release me. I refused to comply with this proposal; & continued in jail a month & ½ longer. In the meantime my people did not cease going to Gopy Nasir to entreat in my behalf, and at last an English bond was made out at Mr. Tolfrey’s & a peon from the Court house, a Sheriff’s peon, came to set [ILL]