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The Information of
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taken before me this
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28th. day of July 1768
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Who being upon Oath severally say and first the said Michael
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for himself says that on the 10th. of June a person now present
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who calls herself
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came to his house desiring him to
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endeavour to make up some differences between her & her Husband
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That the said
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Mary staid with him about an hour, that soon after
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she was gone out of the Room this Informant perceives that
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a Silver Watch Name
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No. 4258 was stolen
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which he had seen hanging on a Nail while she said Mary
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was
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in the Room that he immediately pursued her but never could
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find her until this Morning, and the said
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for himself says about the 10th. or 12th, of June last he
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No. 4258
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now presents which he has
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been informed his family has been sold about three Weeks
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afterwards to a Stranger
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Sworn before me the day
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and Year first above writen}
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