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The Voluntary Confession of Thomas Grimes< no role > a has Oliver Haman< no role >
Taken this 19th. day of February 1783

Who Saith that on Wednesday last he Stole out of a
Trunk in the Apartments of Humphry Spry< no role > at Mr.
Philip Wallis< no role > in Woolwich One Chintz Pattern Linen
Gown and Petticoat. One Brown Silk Gown. One Black
Russell Petticoat one Black Silk Cloak and Two Shifts
with which he immediately came to London [..] together
with her Wife Elizabeth Grimes< no role > and went to the house of Joshua Taylor< no role >
at the Blue Anchor in Brook Street Ratcliff and gave his
Wife the Brown Silk Gown & Black and Russell Petticoat
now produced with orders for her to Pawn them: which
she did and brought him One pound five shillings
for the same. That the black Silk Cloak was left by him
with Mrs. Ann Taylor< no role > wife I the said Joshua Taylor< no role > &
the Two Shifts now produced have been kept by his this
Confessants Wife andnothave not been disposed of but
are the two Shifts he Stole as aforesaid. Saith that on
the same night the robbery was Committed he and his
Wife went to Portsmouth and afterwards to Gasport
at which place he left the Chink Pattern Linen Gown &
Petticoat with Mr Ramrod at the Yorkshire Grey in
South Street [..] Gosperfe whose wife by Consent of her husband
lent him a Guinea upon them. Lastly Saith that
his said Wife was not in any manner Concerned in committing
the said Robbery

Taken the day and Year first above
written before me

Pr Greene
One of his Majestys Justices of the Peace in and for the
said County

his
Thomas [mark] Grimes< no role >
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