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Image 62 of 23130th December 1786


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The Information of Thomas Peters< no role > of Williams Court at No. 2 Mr. Elizabeth [..]
New Gravel Lane Shadwell Seaman Taken the 27th day of December 1786
Who being on Oath says he landed at Pelican Stairs Shadwell on Friday Morning last between [..] where he saw
Luke Hurst< no role > who spoke to him and was in Company with Two other men That said Luke
Hurst
< no role > and one of the said Men went away and left him Talking to [..] the other Man
That he was with said Men at Said Stairs sometime and left said men there that as he was walking
within about four or five houses from the said Stairs he saw a Window of a house
on a Jar and a light therein Says he went to the said Window looked into the room
of Said house and there saw Richard Notley< no role > Luke Hurst< no role > and Bob Richardson< no role >
all of whom he says he well knowsThat Dick Notley< no role > came up to he Window
and looked at this Informant and Soon after he saw Two Small Crows
thrown out of the said Window and the said Notley Hurst and Richardson came
out of the same which caused him to men away for fear

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

his
Thomas [mark] Peters< no role >
Mark

George Foreister< no role > on his Oath says he this Morning went with the said Thomas Peters< no role >
from this Office to Publican Stairs Shadwell where he told the said Peters to
to walk before and shew to him the House and Window where he had seen the said
Richard Notley< no role > Luke Hurst< no role > and Bob Richardson< no role > some out of on Friday Morning
last as aforesaidSays The said Thomas went before him and pointed to the
House of Christopher Stephenson< no role > which is about Six houses from the said Stairs and
likewise told him the Window of the said house which was Open and where he
saw said Notley Hurst< no role > and Richardson in the same and some out of as aforesaid
who Described the Room in which they were in as having as sort of a Cupboard
in a Corner of the sameThat he this Informant went into said Room and found
the same as Described

Sworn
The Day and Year abovementioned
BeforeJohn Staples< no role >
And both Reswore The 30th day of Dec 1786
Before John Staples< no role >

Peter Green< no role > C

Geo Foreistey< no role > [mark]

The said Richard Notley< no role > . Luke Hurst< no role > and Robert Richardson< no role > declare
They have no Questions to ask.




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