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Image 93 of 4026th March 1771


Mary Cove< no role > Came to her House & asked her whether
she could spare Sally (meaning the other Informt
Sarah Sharp< no role > , who is the Servt . of this informt.)
a little while either that Night or the next Night
And she gave leave & Mary Cove< no role > & Sarah Sharp< no role >
both went away together & to the Surprize of
this Informant the said Sarah Sharp< no role > did not
return home to her till 7' o'Clock the Next morning
And upon this Informt. Questioning the said
Sarah Sharp< no role > . abt. her staying out all night
[..] she gave her the same Account which is
before Related [..] in her Information upon
Which this Informt. Examined her by turning up
her Cloaths & found One of her thighs very much
Bruised & appeared as if [..] Finger Nails had been
Stuck in her private parts Informed & her
Shift in a very filthy Condition
And this Informant Margaret Molineux< no role > for
herself saith that she is the Mother of the other
Informant Sarah Sharp< no role > & gets her living by going
out a Nursing & was out a Nursing at the time
the abovementd: Transaction happened at Mr
Jennings a Sadler in the Broadway Westmr .
& Yesterday abt. 5 o'Clock in the afternoon the other
Informant Mary Leonard< no role > came & Informed her
what had happened to her Child & this Morning
this Informant came to the said Mary Leonards
& upon on Examining her Child found her Thigh
Bruised & the Mark of Finger Nails her private
parts much Inflamed & her Shift in a very filthy
Condition

Severally Sworn before me
the 6th. Day of March 1771 }

Saunders Welch< no role >

her
Sarah [mark] Sharp< no role >
Mark

her
Mary [mark] Leonard< no role >
Mark

her
Margaret [mark] Molineux< no role >
Mark




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