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Image 516 of 67930th November 1782


London to wit-


The Information of George Field< no role > , the Younger,
in Partnership with George Field< no role > his Father, a [..]
[..] Packer in Walbrook, London Who on his Oath
saith that a Piece of black woolten Cloth, now producedof which the
two partsCloth now produced is a Part,was delivered at his
Warehouse in Bond Court, Walbrook, on or about the
Eighth Day of November Instant-Says, that on the
eleventh Day of the same Month, the said Piece of
Cloth to delivered in Bond Court aforesaid, was missed andstolen
supposed to be stolen out of the WarehouseSays, that an Enquiry was
set on Feet, and it being recollected, that the Prisoner
now under Examination, John Stockton< no role > , had been in
the Warehouse upon Business, Suspicion Fell upon
him, Informant went to his Master Mr Thomas
Houston, a Packer and Prosser, in Great Saint Helen's
and imparter to him his doubts of the Prisoner's
Honestythe Prisoner From the Information of
Edward Hopkins< no role > , now at the Bar, was apprehended
and secured last Night in the Poultry Compter-Says
that the two Pieces of woollen Cloth now produced
compose together the whole Piece of Cloth delivered
as aforesaid, at Informant's Warehouse in Bond Court
aforesaid, and stolen therefrom, and are of the Value
of Five Pounds and upwards.

Taken and sworn at
Guildhall London the
30th Day of November
1782 before me}
James Townsend< no role >

George Field< no role > junr




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