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<p n="604"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45028_geo430">Middlesex</rs>
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to wit.</note>
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The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n604-1">Hezekiah Green</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n604-2">Michael Dobbs</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n604-3">John Dell</rs>
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, taken before me this 9th.. day of February<lb></lb>
1784.</p>
<p n="605">Who being on Oath say and first the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n605-1">Hezekiah Green</rs>
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, for himself says<lb></lb>
that a Bag containing file dust now produced is his Property and believes<lb></lb>
was Stolen from himAnd the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n605-2">Michael Dobbs</rs>
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says that he is Clerk to said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n605-3">Hezekiah Green</rs>
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, that between one<lb></lb>
and two o Clock this day. this Informant saw a Person now Present who calls<lb></lb>
himself <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n605-4">John Simpson</rs>
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(a <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45028_occ139">Journey man</rs>
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to said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n605-5">Hezekiah Green</rs>
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) carrying a Bag<lb></lb>
from the Warehouse of said Green into the Shop were said Simpson worked;<lb></lb>
that Simpson immediately went out to go to dinner, that Informant went into<lb></lb>
said shop to examine said Bag and found it contained File Dust which<lb></lb>
he believed to be the property of said Green his Master whom he immediately<lb></lb>
Informed of what had happened. That said Green desired this Informant to<lb></lb>
Watch if any Person should attempt to take it away, that in less than half<lb></lb>
an hour Informant saw said Dell take it past the Kitchen Window into<lb></lb>
the Street who he followed and desired to bring it back, which he did. And<lb></lb>
said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n605-6">John Dell</rs>
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, says that he works at said Green's under said Simpson.<lb></lb>
That when this Informant was at home at Dinner this day said Simpson<lb></lb>
came to him and desired he would go into the shop and fetch a Bag from<lb></lb>
the Chimney place which was covered with Straw and bring it to said Simpson<lb></lb>
in Kings Street, that Informant immediately went for said Bag and was<lb></lb>
Stoped as aforesaid, and that the Bag now produced is the same Bag which<lb></lb>
he was Ordered to fetch by said Simpson.</p>
<p n="606">Sworn before me this<lb></lb>
9th.. day of February 1784}</p>
<p n="607"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n607-1">Sampn Wright</rs>
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<p n="608"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n608-1">Hezekiah Green</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n608-2">Michael Dobbs</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n608-3">John Dell</rs>
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