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Dealer
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in Old Inn
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Sarah
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the Daughter of
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Samuel Girton
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Taken this
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14th. day of April 1781
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Who being on their Oaths Says and first the said
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John
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for himself Sayth That the Two Pistols
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were safe in the Room situate as aforesaid this Morne
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Roop which
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hson of the said Lane Baker
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That the said Pistols were intrusted to him to Clean
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by Harris a Dealer in Old from of
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and the Tea Chester his Property
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for herself saith That the Leimen Street
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One Bed Gown One Childs Shift One Pillow Case Three
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Clouts One Child Skirt and One pair Bodice and one Stomuker
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now produced are her said Husband Property and that Bodice shift and Romacher Seachestend P
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She left safe in her said Husbands Apartments the after
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at Two oClock when she went from home and locked the Door
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came to her
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between the Hours of Two and Three in the afternoon or thereabouts
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and told her The Room belonging to her said Husband had been
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who described the Prisoner who Saysher name is
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Mary Morris
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as coming out of her said Husband Apartments
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with a Quantity of things in her Cap who she inspected to be the
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person who took the said thing awayThat this Informant and
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said Sarah, Gerton pursued the Prisoner to the Top of
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when the said Sarah Girton pointed to the Prisoner saying
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she was the person who she saw come down the Stairs of the House her said
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lives in with the Things in her Apron That this Informant challenged the Prisoner
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