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23rd January 1786 - 18th December 1786

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Image 241 of 68125th July 1786


Middlesex
to wit}


The Information of Maria Weaver< no role > and Lewis Abrahams< no role > taken on
Oath before
Samuel Cherry< no role > and William Cox< no role > taken before as two
of His Majesty's Justices of the Peace in and for the said
County of Middlesex

Who being on their Caths say and first the said Maria Weaver for herself Saith
That she lives in an Apartment belonging to William Cox< no role > of Petticoat Lane
White Chapel Victr . That on Friday last about twelve o'Clock she
went from her said apartment in Marlborough Court Petticoat Lane afsd
and locked the Door after her That she returned home about seven o'
Clock in the Evening and found her Door open and that she had been Robbed
of one White Apron two Caps part of a Linen Shift one Stove one Fan
one Tea pot one Needle Book one Box one Genton Handkerchief one
Pen knife one Tin Boiler one Erithen pan and one Bason further saith that the
Iron Stove and Earthen Pan now produced are her property
and two of the Articles so taken out of her said room

And the said Lewis Abrahams< no role > for himself saith that he lives in Marlborough
Court aforesaid opposite to the Apartments of the said Maria Weaver< no role > that in
about 12 o'Clock on Friday last he saw the two Women now present
who say their Names are Ann Crow< no role > and Sarah Jones< no role > unlock the Door of the said Apartment
belonging to the said Maria Weaver and go therein and after they had
Stopped therein some time he saw them both come out with each a
Bundle and particularly the said Sarah Jones< no role > had a Cap in her hand

And the said Samuel Cherry< no role > for himself Saith that He bought the Iron Stove
now by him produced of thepersonWoman now present who says her named
is Ann Crow< no role > on Friday last in the afternoon for which he good
her one Shilling

And the said William Cox< no role > for himself saith that he found the
Earthen Pan now produced in the apartments of the Woman
now present who says her Name is Sarah Jones< no role >

Taken and Sworn the 25th. day
of July 1786 before us}

John Staples< no role >
Wm Quarrill< no role >

Maria Weaver< no role >

his
Lewis [mark] Abrahams< no role >
mark

Saml Cherry< no role >
William Cox< no role >




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