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<p n="485"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45028_geo343">Middlesex</rs>
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to Wit</note>
<lb></lb>
The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n485-1">George Snowball</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45028_geo344">the Strand</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45028_occ115">Grocer</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n485-2">John Snowball</rs>
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his <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45028_occ116">Son</rs>
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taken<lb></lb>
before me this 5th.. day of February 1784</p>
<p n="486">Who being upon Oath say, and first the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n486-1">George Snowball</rs>
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<lb></lb>
says that a person now present who calls himself <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n486-2">Robert Jones</rs>
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<lb></lb>
came into this Informants Shop in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45028_geo345">the Strand</rs>
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aforesaid<lb></lb>
and said he wanted a Quarter of a Pound of Raisins<lb></lb>
That soon afterwards another person also now present who<lb></lb>
calls himself <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n486-3">Daniel Chambers</rs>
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came in and placed<lb></lb>
himself<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
before this InformantThat said Jones<lb></lb>
stood by the side of the said Chambers whilst this<lb></lb>
Informant<del>which</del>
during the time he was weighing the<lb></lb>
said Raisins at which time he is very sure a large<lb></lb>
Cannister containing a Quantity of Tea was against<lb></lb>
some Casks in this Informants said ShopThat the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n486-4">John Snowball</rs>
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his Son came in and observed to this<lb></lb>
Informant that the said Cannister had been moved out<lb></lb>
of its usual Place and that he suspected the said Jones<lb></lb>
and Chambers meant to steal the same on which this<lb></lb>
Informant perceived said Cannister of Tea to have been<lb></lb>
moved about two YardsAnd the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n486-5">John Snowball</rs>
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<lb></lb>
says that he perceived said Cannister of Tea had been<lb></lb>
moved and saw said Jones and Chambers in his said Fathers<lb></lb>
ShopThat no other Persons being in the Shop but said<lb></lb>
Chambers and Jones he immediately caused them to<lb></lb>
be taken into Custody</p>
<p n="487">Sworn before me this<lb></lb>
5th. day of February 1784}</p>
<p n="488"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n488-1">Sampn Wright</rs>
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<p n="489"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n489-1">Geo. Snowball</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n489-2">Jno. Snowball</rs>
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