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to wit</note>
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The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15089_n343-1">Thomas Burgess</rs>
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and<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15089_n343-2">Philip Webber</rs>
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taken before me this 13th. day<lb></lb>
of February 1778</p>
<p n="344">Who being upon Oath say and first the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15089_n344-1">Thomas Burgess</rs>
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<lb></lb>
for himself Says that about half a Year ago he had a <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15089_occ129">Silver</rs>
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Watch now produced stolen from his Lodging in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15089_geo219">Do little Alley</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15089_geo220">Doctors Commons</rs>
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that when he left his said Watch in his said<lb></lb>
Room one <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15089_n344-2">William Gearing</rs>
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was the only person in the Room<lb></lb>
and he does verily believe the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15089_n344-3">William Gearing</rs>
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stole the<lb></lb>
said Watch, and the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15089_n344-4">Philip Webber</rs>
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for himself Says that<lb></lb>
about eight or ten Weeks ago he this Informant won the said<lb></lb>
Watch now produced at a Raffle at a Public house in<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15089_geo221">White Rose Court</rs>
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and that William Gearing<lb></lb>
was the Person who put up the said Watch to be raffled for</p>
<p n="345">Sworn before me this<lb></lb>
<rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15089_date18">13th, of Febry 1778</rs>
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}<lb></lb>
J Holding</p>
<p n="346">his<lb></lb>
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Burgess</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Mark</p>
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