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The Information of George Bowman< no role > at Mr. Henry Martin< no role > King James
Stairs Shadwell Mariner Charlotte Wood< no role > at Mary Davis< no role > New Gravel
Lane Shadwell Single Woman and Thomas Stratford< no role > of the same place
Pawnbroker taken this 7th: day of May 1787 Who being on Oath say And first The said
George Bowman< no role > for himself Saith. The Leather Boots produced are his Property which
he left on Tuesday the first Instant on board the Diligence James Hadley< no role > from Shield lying
in the River Thames in the Parish of St. Dunstans Stepney Charlotte Wood< no role > for herself says
on Tuesday last she Received the Boots produced from The person present who says his Name
is Thomas Peters< no role > who in the Company of James Cooper< no role > That Peters asked her if she
would go and Pawn them which she did with Thomas Stratford< no role > aforesaid for the sum of
Three Shillings which sum she gave to the said Thomas Peters< no role > directlySays on the same day
the said Thomas Peters< no role > and James Cooper< no role > came to her and desired her to go and sell them out
and out which she did for Eighteen pence more to said Thomas Stafford< no role > which sum she
likewise paid to Thomas Peters< no role > Thomas Stratford< no role > on his Oath says on the first of May
Instant Charlotte [..] Wood< no role > pawned with him the Boots produced for the sum of Three
Shillings and on the same day came to him again and sold the said Boots out and out
for eighteen pence more

Taken and Sworn
The 7th. of May 1787 Before me
John Staples< no role >

his
George [mark] Bowman< no role >
Mark

her
Charlotte [mark] Wood< no role >
Mark

Thos. Stratford< no role >

James Cooper< no role > Confesses and Says One Tuesday the first of May Instant he saw Thomas Peters< no role > take
the Boots produced but of a Bag belonging to George Bowman< no role > which Bag was on board the
Diligence Cap Hedley from Shield to which Ship they all three belonged to says Thomas Peters< no role >
over persuaded him to lend him a hand to take the said Boot away by Howing them in
Peters bedding that he went with him to Charlotte Wood< no role > to get them pawned and after went to
sell them says he did not receive any part of the mony the said Boots were pawned or Sold for

Signed and taken
the day and Year abovementioned
Before John Staples< no role >

James Cooper< no role >

Thomas Peters< no role > says he did not take the Boots out of the Bag of George Bowman< no role > nor did he
see them until he Opened his Bundle on Shore when he asked James Cooper< no role > how he came by
the Boots who answered he brought them out of a Greenland Ship. and on Asking him what
he meant to do with them said to pawn them. Says he delivered the Boots to Charlotte Wood< no role > to
pawn them by his desire and received of her Three Shillings That having spent said Sum He
did said Charlotte Wood< no role > go and sell them out and out which she did and brought him Eighteen
pence more Ten pence of which he gave to James Cooper< no role > to pay the Postage of a Leather who was
with him the whole time. and partook of the Liquor which was paid for out of the said Sums
received for the said Boots

Signed and taken
The Day and Year abovementioned
Before John Staples< no role >

his
Thomas [mark] Peters< no role >
Mark