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The Information of the Earl of Harrington
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1st Decr 1764
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Who being on Oath says that sometime in the begining of
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last December several Gold Snuff Boxes a Gold Watch a
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Silver Candle Stick a Silver Ink Stand a gold Chair with a
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a Cornelian Set in Gold with his Lordships Arms were felonious
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ly taker & carryed out of his Lordships dweling house
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that a Writing Table was broke open & out of it a large
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Sum of money amounting to upwards of Two hundred
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pounds was feloniously taker & carried away that
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the room where this writing table was placed was
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situated in a part of his house difficult to be found by
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a Stranger & that the there were several drawers in
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said Table only two were broke open which con
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tained the above propperty says that for these &
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other reasons he has cause to suspect that some
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person or persons acquainted with his house
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& drawers feloniously took & carry'd away the fore
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said money & Goods & farther says that from many
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circumstances which has come to his knowledge
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since the Robery he has reason to suspect that
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John Westcot
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who ther served him in the Capacity of
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was concerned infeloniously taking & carry
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Sworn before me the
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day and Year first above
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Harrington
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