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The Information of
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, taken before me this 9th.. day of February
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1784.
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Who being on Oath say and first the said
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, for himself says
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that a Bag containing file dust now produced is his Property and believes
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was Stolen from himAnd the said
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says that he is Clerk to said
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, that between one
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and two o Clock this day. this Informant saw a Person now Present who calls
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) carrying a Bag
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from the Warehouse of said Green into the Shop were said Simpson worked;
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that Simpson immediately went out to go to dinner, that Informant went into
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said shop to examine said Bag and found it contained File Dust which
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he believed to be the property of said Green his Master whom he immediately
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Informed of what had happened. That said Green desired this Informant to
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Watch if any Person should attempt to take it away, that in less than half
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an hour Informant saw said Dell take it past the Kitchen Window into
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the Street who he followed and desired to bring it back, which he did. And
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, says that he works at said Green's under said Simpson.
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That when this Informant was at home at Dinner this day said Simpson
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came to him and desired he would go into the shop and fetch a Bag from
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the Chimney place which was covered with Straw and bring it to said Simpson
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in Kings Street, that Informant immediately went for said Bag and was
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Stoped as aforesaid, and that the Bag now produced is the same Bag which
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he was Ordered to fetch by said Simpson.
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Sworn before me this
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9th.. day of February 1784}
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