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<p n="507"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45028_geo357">Middlesex</rs>
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<lb></lb>
The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n507-1">John Morgan</rs>
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Taken the 21st. day of<lb></lb>
February 1784.</p>
<p n="508">Who upon his Oath saith That he has had Suspicion of his servant<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n508-1">Joseph Bambridge</rs>
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having robbed him between 8 and 9 o Clock last night<lb></lb>
he had Information given to him that some person was taking a bag<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
from his Warehouse in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45028_geo358">Coal yard</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45028_geo359">Drury lane</rs>
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and therefore immediately<lb></lb>
followed the person and took him into Custody in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45028_geo360">Broad Street</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45028_geo361">Bloomsbury</rs>
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<lb></lb>
That the person then told this Informant his name was <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n508-2">Abraham Smith</rs>
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<lb></lb>
and that he was an Apprentice to Mr. Chantry in Shorts Gardens <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45028_geo362">Drury<lb></lb>
lane</rs>
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Coach Wheeler and further told this Informant that he received<lb></lb>
the bag and pollard now produced from this Informants Servant<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n508-3">Joseph Bambridge</rs>
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who paid him three pence to carry the same to his<lb></lb>
(Bambridges) Lodgings in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45028_geo363">Church Street Saint Giles in the Fields</rs>
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That<lb></lb>
the several Sacks and bags now produced are his property and were<lb></lb>
found in the Lodgings of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n508-4">Joseph Bambridge</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45028_geo364">Church Street</rs>
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<lb></lb>
aforesaid as he verily believes.</p>
<p n="509"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n509-1">John Morgan</rs>
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<p n="510">Taken and Sworn the day<lb></lb>
and year aforesaid before me}</p>
<p n="511"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n511-1">D Walker</rs>
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