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The Information of
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William Townsend
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Servant to Mr. Westcote of
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Bloombury Hackney Man and Thomas O Hara of
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taken before me this 12th. day of January 1782
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Who being upon Oath say, and first the said
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Samuel Stephens
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says, that about ten o'Clock at Night on the 7th. day of December last
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a Blue Box Coat now produced was stolen from off his Coach box
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near
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TheatreThat he Yesterday saw the said Great Coat
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upon the back of a person now present who calls himself
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William
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Townsend
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And the said
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says
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that about three Weeks ago he bought the said Coat of a Person
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now present who calls himself
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Richard Spencer
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at a house
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next the Kings
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Arms in
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and paid him
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fifteen shillings and six pence in Money and five pence half penny in Liquor
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for the same And the said Thomas O'Hara says, that he was
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present at the time the said
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bought the said
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Great Coat as aforesaid and saw him pay half a Guinea
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in part of payment for the same
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Samuel Stephens
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Thomas O'Hara
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Sworn before me this
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12th. day of Janry. 1782}
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Thos. Gilbert
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