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1789

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Middlesex .


The voluntary Examination and confession of
Thomas Williams< no role > late of the B [..] ish of Bethnal
Green in the County of Middlesex Watch Pendent
Makes taken upon Oath before me John
Staples
< no role > Esquire one of his Majestys Justices
of the Peace acting in and for the County of
Middlesex

Who upon his Oath Saith thathas [..] he has
Known George Dawson< no role > otherwise John Cellett about Seven
Years and Deborah Dawson< no role > otherwise Godfrey for the
Spaw of about four Years. that meeting with the said
George Dawson< no role > about Twelve Months since at a Publick
house in [..] Shoreditch the said
George Dawson< no role > ask'd this Examinant to go with him
to Camberwell Fair to pass bad Money for him which
this Informant accordingly did that this Examinant
at that time purchased of the said George Dawson< no role > several Counterfeit
Six pences at the rate of three pence half pence a piece
& that this Examinant continued to purchase Counft
Money of the said George Dawson< no role > for about eight Months
afterwards, without knowing when he resided, and that
during that period he has purchased Counterfeit Money
of the said Deborah Dawson< no role > otherwise Godfrey, and during
the above period of eight Months the Counterfeit
Money used to be brought him sometimes to his




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