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Image 66 of 16826th June 1758


Middlesex
to wit}


The Information of Christopher Askquith< no role > Taken
before me this 23d. day of June 1758

Who being upon Oath says that on or about the 22d. of March last
he saw Mr. Benjamin Dorrington< no role > , who lives at the Castle in
Kings street Cheapside , and says that the said Dorrington
then Told this Informant that same Person had Stell a
Silver Tankard out of his House the Night before, and that
he described to this this Infomt. the Person whom he suspected
to have stole it, and this Informt. farther says that he then
Told the said Dorrington, that a Person had Attempted
to Steal a Silver Tankard out of his House the very
same Night, and this Informt. farthers says, that he has
since seen a Person (nowing Custody) who calls himself
John Mc. Kelvie< no role > ,andwhom he verily Believes to he the
Identical Person, who Attempted to Steal his Tankard
as aforesaid, And this Informant farther says that the
Person who Attempted to Steal his Tankard as aforesd.
appeared by his Dialect, to be a North County Mom and
that, he know this Informants Formily, several of
whose Names he mentioned

Sworn before me this
26d. day of June 1758 }
J Holding

Chrd Asquith< no role >




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