Document 19

On the 12 December a little after noon he went past merchant Junglings house in Aalborg and saw a bottle in the window which he was inclined to steal but when he could not sell it as he had hoped he returned the bottle to the same window.  In the same window he found an old brief case with a silver lock and "7 Rde. Banco Sedler" inside it and a box with "kobberpenge" which he brought back home to his quarter.   He said to his room comrades that he got the money from his son, a soldier in the regiment but was on leave at the present time. He has to "run the gauntlet" between 300 men for 16 times in 2 days or 8 times a day, and afterward he is to be turned over to the Copenhagen Fort to work as a slave for the rest of his life.  Because of the Kings mercy he was later granted a pardon.

Den 12. december lidt over middag gik han forbi købmand Junglings hus i Aalborg og så en flaske i vinduet, som han var tilbøjelig til at stjæle, men da han ikke kunne sælge den, som han havde håbet, satte han flasken tilbage i det samme vindue.  I samme vindue fandt han en gammel dokumentmappe med en sølvlås og "7 Rde. Banco Sedler" i den og en æske med "kobberpenge", som han tog med hjem til sit kvarter.   Han sagde til sine værelseskammerater, at han havde fået pengene af sin søn, der var soldat i regimentet, men som for tiden var på orlov. Han skal "løbe spidsrod" mellem 300 mand i 16 gange på 2 dage eller 8 gange om dagen, og bagefter skal han overgives til Københavnsfortet for at arbejde som slave resten af sit liv.  På grund af kongens barmhjertighed bliver han senere benådet.