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29th September 1781 - 16th December 1782

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The joint and several Informations of Thomas George< no role >
Willard of East Bourn in the County of Sussex Gentleman
Elizabeth< no role > the Wife of the said Thomas George Willard< no role >
and Thomas Gates< no role > , one of the Marshall, of the said City
Who being on oath Severally say as follows to wit and
first this Informant Thomas George Willard< no role > for himself
saith that a Small hair Trunk and the Carravan
now produced in which were putallthe Cloaths and
wearing Apparel belonging to himself and his said
Wife now produced, and many other Articles not here
of the Valueandof Forty Pounds and upwards, were
left by him this Informant at the Maidenhead Inn at
Uckfield in the County of Sussex to be for warded to
London by the Bright helmton Coach, and directed to
him this Informant at No. 26 in the Straud; that [..]
his be rival in Town heabout the time of the
Arrival of the Coach in Town he applied at the
Golden Crop Inn, where the did Coach cornes to, and
was [..] informed that both the Trunk & Caravan
has been Stolen, and this Informant Elizabeth Willard
for herself saith that she hath inspected the Silk Gowns
and all the other Apparel both Men, an Women now produced and
says that they are all the Property of her said Husband
and were with several other things not now produced
put into a stair Trunk and the Caravan now produced
to be for warded to London as is above mentioned by the
other Informant Thomas George Willard her Husband
And this Informant Thomas Gates< no role > for himself saith that
having received Information that a Quantity of Good
had been taken from the House of William Jones< no role > the
Prisoner now under Examination in Fleet Lane and left in the House
of one Turner a Broker in the same Lane, he this Informant
with Proper Assistants, went and searched the Shop & Premisses
belonging to the said Turner and found in the Cellar
under the Shop all the Mens and Womens




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