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The Information of
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taken before me this 18th. day of October 1781
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who being upon Oath saith that on Tuesday ye.
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9th. Instt. abt.
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past 11 o Clock he was standing in
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ye passage of the Talbot. Inn in
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heard a Girl Cry Firehe ran up
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but before he cod. well get out of ye passage a Watchman
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rang his Rattle & the first Object he saw was a
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light Resembling a Candle just lighted on the left
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hand side of the Hatter ShopSevl. Watchmen
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were got together endeavouring to force open the
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Door of the House & alarm the people within &
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the NeighbourhoodThe Flames got to a Head
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in ye space of about 2 or 3 Minutes after Informt
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first saw ye light, and just then observed two or three
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Persons come out at the Top of the House about
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Naked who went the House to the left hand
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Saith that at the time he first observed the
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light it second to him from ye quick increase
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of the Flames that a Number of loose papers
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had been left together in the shop and by the spack
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of a Candle or some such Matter dropping among
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them had Communicated to the Hat Boxes and so
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caused the Fire to spread with such quickness
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not then
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having any Idea it cod. he done
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willfully as Informt. was a total Stronger to that
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Sworn before me this
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18th. day of October 1781}
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