Middlesex to wit

The Information of Edward Thomas Tidcombe< no role >
and James Bedford< no role > taken before me this
3d. day of March 1773

Who being upon Oath say and first the said Edward Thomas Tidcombe for himself
says that on Monday Evening the 15th. of February lastInstanthe came to
his Duty at the Post Office that when he had been there a short Time
he saw Thomas Platt< no role > [..] is present at a place called the [..] pistol [..]
in the said Post office where the said Thomas Platt< no role > had no Business
that the said Thomas Platt< no role > then had a Letter in his hand which Letter he
was pulling about in a Manner as if he was endeavouring to break the
Seal, that when the said Thomas Platt< no role > saw this Informant her
seemed confused and went to another part of the Post office called
the West Road, that he told the said James of what he had seen the
said Thomas Platt< no role > do and the said James Bedford< no role > for himself say
that upon receiving such Information from the the said Edward Thomas< no role >
Tidcombe he said he would watch him, that the said Thomas Platt< no role >
went out of the Office and this Informant followed him into the
Necessary house, that when the said Thomas Platt< no role > was gone out
of the said Necessary house this Informant looked down and
saw a Letter now produced lying under the Seat which he verily believes was
regularly brought to the Post Office that Morning by the Post
and that he doth suspect and believe that the said Thomas
Platt< no role > did steal and take the said Letter form end out of the
said Post Office

Sworn before me
March 3. 1773}

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Edwd Tho< no role > Titcomb
James Bedford< no role >