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Image 306 of 37617th March 1789


Middlesex
to wit}


The Information of Samuel Gigney< no role > taken on Oath
the seventeenth day of March 1789 before me one of his
Majestys Justices of the Peace for the County of Middlesex

Who Saith That his Place of residence is at Hackney and
lets out part of his house to Lodgers And that on the Twenty
fifth day of February last he fastened his Apartments
by Locking the same his Windows being fastened
And went to East Hanvill in the County of Essex for
the benefit of his health and After being there near
three weeks he was sent to by his son to acquaint
him that his apartments were broke open and Robbed
upon which he immediately came home and found that
his Room door had been opened and on looking for his
money where he left at he found his Money being Eighteen
Guineas) in Gold was Stolen away, on looking further he
missed the Keys of his drawers, then he broke open
his drawers and found that his Plate was stolen and
a Black Silk Cloak his property, upon which he
applied to a Magistrate for a search Warrant to
search the Premisses of George Wood< no role > who was a Lodger
in his house when he left it but was gone (before his return)
to Erith in the County of Kent , And on the Officer going to
search is Apartments at [..] th - [..] the said George Wood< no role > delivered the Officer John
Lee
< no role > , One Silver Milk pott One Silver, [..] punch Lad [..]
Two Silver Table Spoons marked S G four Silver
Teaspoons a Silver Tea Strainer and a Silver Watch
And one Black Silk Cloak All which [..] is the
property of [..] him this Informant and was
stolen from his Apartments at Hackney aforesaid.

Taken and Sworn the
17th. day of March
1789 before me}
Wilmot

Samuell Gigney< no role >




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