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Middlesex
to wit}


The Information of Joseph Farrah< no role > and Mary his Wife of Church Street
in the Parish of Saint Dunstan Stepney in the said County Tambour
Worker Taken this 27th. day of April 1789 before me John Staples< no role > Esquire
one of his Majestys Justices of the peace in and for the said County and
first the said Joseph Farrah< no role > on his Oath saith that on Tuesday
Morning last he hired the person present who saith he name is Sophia
Lunt
< no role > to do the Household Work for him and on Wednesday last he Missed
ten Yards of Muslin of the Value of four pounds and further Saith
that he verily believes the said Sophia Lunt< no role > was the person that Stole
the said Muslin

his
Joseph [mark] Farrah< no role >
Mark

The said Mary Farrah< no role > on her Oath Saith that on Wednesday last the
said ten Yards of Muslin was in the Drawers in her Bed Chamber that no person
could go into the same but the said Sophia Lunt< no role > that about ten Minutes
after the said Sophia had been in her Chamber she mist the said
Muslin and on Enquiring for the said Sophia Lunt< no role > found she had
run away and further saith she is sure no person could have
taken the same but the said Sophia Lunt< no role >

Taken and Sworn before me
the day and Year first above Written}

John Staples< no role >

her
Mary [mark] Farrah< no role >
Mark

Sophia Lunt< no role > says she knows nothing about it

Taken signed and declared
to be the Truth the day and
Year aforesaid}

John Staples< no role >

her
Sophia [mark] Lunt< no role >
Mark




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