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picked up two Bundles containing the Linen which he afterwards
delivered into the care of Said Ann Straffon< no role > . And the said John
Pitt
< no role > says that as his Informant was going to this Cow house on
said Tuesday morning about Six o'Clock he saw at the corner of
the Small pox Hospital in Cold Bath Fields a Woman now present
who calls herself Frances Warren< no role > , in company with 3 Men
(one of which wwas in a pompadour coloured Coat) tying up some
Linen in different Bundles, after doing which they seperated
That in about 3 quarter of an hour afterwards this Informant
met said Frances Warren< no role > at the corner of Colharn row with
two Bundles under her Arms, at which time said Thos. Harwood< no role >
was following her with the Cry of "Stop Thief" That after she
had passed this Informant about 20 Yards he observed her throw
away said Bundles and Harwood pick them up. And the
said Samuel. Fox says that about half an hour past six
o' Clock on said Tuesday morning this Informant saw said
Frances Warren< no role > standing against a Free in Colham row
and having known her for several Years this Informant
asked her How she came to be Out so soon when she
replied that "She had been out on particular Business"
and further says that at that time the said Frances
Warren
< no role > had two Bundles under her Arms.

Sworn before me this
30th. day of Septemr. 1783.}

[..] Addington

William Thomas< no role >
Elizabeth Dalby< no role >
Ann Staffon< no role >

his
Thomas [mark] Harwood< no role >
mark

John Pits< no role >
Samll. Fox< no role >




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