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Joseph Margaboyed
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James Jenkins
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and Some Silver in his Pocket book and it was a City
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some
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person had it who would take care of it
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James Jenkins
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=
"gender"
value
=
"male"
>
</
interp
>
missed his Pocket Book when
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lb
>
</
lb
>
she told him
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rs
type
=
"persName"
id
=
"LMOBPS45030_n822-18"
>
Elizabeth Burn
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rs
>
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interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45030_n822-18"
type
=
"given"
value
=
"Elizabeth"
>
</
interp
>
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interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45030_n822-18"
type
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"surname"
value
=
"Burn"
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>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45030_n822-18"
type
=
"gender"
value
=
"female"
>
</
interp
>
had the same when the said James
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
took the said Pocket Book from herwho directly opened the said
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Book looked therein and said he had lost Two Guineas out of it
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
and on his Complaining the saw
<
rs
type
=
"persName"
id
=
"LMOBPS45030_n822-20"
>
Elizabeth Burn
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45030_n822-20"
type
=
"given"
value
=
"Elizabeth"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45030_n822-20"
type
=
"surname"
value
=
"Burn"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45030_n822-20"
type
=
"gender"
value
=
"female"
>
</
interp
>
put the said paper
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
parcel into the hand or apron of
<
rs
type
=
"persName"
id
=
"LMOBPS45030_n822-21"
>
ann Kent
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45030_n822-21"
type
=
"given"
value
=
"ann"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45030_n822-21"
type
=
"surname"
value
=
"Kent"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45030_n822-21"
type
=
"gender"
value
=
"female"
>
</
interp
>
who let the same fall on
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
the Floor, That she saw
<
rs
type
=
"persName"
id
=
"LMOBPS45030_n822-22"
>
Elizabeth Burn
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45030_n822-22"
type
=
"given"
value
=
"Elizabeth"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45030_n822-22"
type
=
"surname"
value
=
"Burn"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45030_n822-22"
type
=
"gender"
value
=
"female"
>
</
interp
>
with the said paper servell
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
off the Floor whist pulling off her Shoes and Stockings to be searched
</
p
>
<
p
n
=
"823"
>
<
rs
type
=
"persName"
id
=
"LMOBPS45030_n823-1"
>
James Jenkins
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45030_n823-1"
type
=
"given"
value
=
"James"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45030_n823-1"
type
=
"surname"
value
=
"Jenkins"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45030_n823-1"
type
=
"gender"
value
=
"male"
>
</
interp
>
<
rs
type
=
"persName"
id
=
"LMOBPS45030_n823-2"
>
Eliz Watts
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45030_n823-2"
type
=
"given"
value
=
"Eliz"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45030_n823-2"
type
=
"surname"
value
=
"Watts"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45030_n823-2"
type
=
"gender"
value
=
"female"
>
</
interp
>
</
p
>
<
p
n
=
"824"
>
Taken and Sworn
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
The
<
gap
reason
=
"illegible"
>
</
gap
>
<
rs
type
=
"date"
id
=
"LMOBPS45030_date134"
>
23rd day of Aug 1786
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45030_date134"
type
=
"date"
value
=
"17860823"
>
</
interp
>
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Before me
<
rs
type
=
"persName"
id
=
"LMOBPS45030_n824-1"
>
John Staples
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45030_n824-1"
type
=
"given"
value
=
"John"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45030_n824-1"
type
=
"surname"
value
=
"Staples"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45030_n824-1"
type
=
"gender"
value
=
"male"
>
</
interp
>
</
p
>
</
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>
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