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The Information of George Wapshott< no role > Edward
Tredway< no role > Thomas Johnson< no role > William Thurston< no role >
and William Cocker< no role > taken the 27th. Day of
December 1788

Who upon their Several Oaths Say and frist the Sd.
George Wapshott< no role > for himself Saith that the Prisoner
Catharine Thompson< no role > came to live with him as a Servant
sometime in November & lived with him about a
Fortnight thar appearing to be intoxicated in Liquor
[..] thought it most prudent to part from her that since
the Prisoner left his Service his Neighbour John Stone< no role >
a Grocer lost a CanisterofTea with Some in it & being informed by one
of his Sons that the Prisoner Catherine Thompson< no role > had
Stole it he the sd. Stone went to Thomas Johnson< no role > 's a
Pawnbroker in Short Gardens to inquire after such
Canister & when he returned from the Pawnbroker he
came to sd. Wapshott & told him that he had Seen at the
Pawnbroker Some Articles which he apprehended
was his Property in Consequence of which he & sd.
Stone went to the Pawnbroker & inquired whether
he had got a Sett of Fire Jams wch. the Pawnbroker
had taken in & produced the same and which the
Sd. Wapshott Says are his Property

Edward Tredway< no role > Constable for himself Saith that
on Monday the 22d. of December Instant a bout seven
o Clock in the [..] he was Sent for by Mr. Wapshott
to take the Prisoner Catharine Thompson< no role > into Custody
on Suspicion of having robbed him diverse Articles
of