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<p n="400"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Middx</note>
<lb></lb>
The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50385_n400-1">William Collwell</rs>
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<lb></lb>
of the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50385_geo268">Saint Ann</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50385_geo269">Limehouse</rs>
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in the said<lb></lb>
County Mariner, now Chief Mate of the Dunvil<lb></lb>
Frigot of London <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50385_n400-2">Robert Young</rs>
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Commander Taken<lb></lb>
upon Oath Before me <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50385_n400-3">Walter Berry</rs>
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Esqr. one of his<lb></lb>
Majesty's <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50385_occ123">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the said County<lb></lb>
this fourth Day of Aprile in the year of our Lord<lb></lb>
one thousand seven hundred and fourty eight.</p>
<p n="401">This Informant on his Oath Deposeth & Saith<lb></lb>
That about Twelve or fourteen days ago, he this<lb></lb>
Deponent saw <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50385_n401-1">Neal Karragan</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50385_occ124">Labourer</rs>
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(who was<lb></lb>
then working on board the Said Ship) along with an<lb></lb>
other person whose name is unknown, feloniously<lb></lb>
Steal out of the said Ship dunvil frigot one Bagg<lb></lb>
of Tobacco weighing about one hundred and an half<lb></lb>
pounds weight the Property of persons unknown<lb></lb>
And this Deponent further on his oath saith That<lb></lb>
he saw the said Neal Karragan along with the<lb></lb>
said other person (whose name is not known) Throw<lb></lb>
the said Bagg of Tobacco out of a Gun Port of<lb></lb>
the Steerage into the River and thereafter saw the<lb></lb>
said Neall Carragan run up to the Fore castle and<lb></lb>
Call a <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50385_occ125">Waterman</rs>
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, in order (as this Deponent believes)<lb></lb>
to Carry the said Tobacco so thrown in the River, ashore:<lb></lb>
But no Waterman answered, till Such time as he<lb></lb>
this Deponent Called, a <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50385_occ126">Waterman</rs>
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when one having come and<lb></lb>
taken the same up, he this Deponent ordered him<lb></lb>
to bring it aboard, which he the said Waterman<lb></lb>
accordingly did, for which he gave him Six pence<lb></lb>
And this Deponent farther on his Oath saith That<lb></lb>
the said Tobacco was since sent to the Customer house<lb></lb>
And further saith not</p>
<p n="402">Sworn the Day and year<lb></lb>
aforesaid Before me}</p>
<p n="403"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50385_n403-1">Walter Berry</rs>
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<p n="404"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50385_n404-1">Willm: Caldwell</rs>
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<p n="405">Witness{<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50385_n405-1">Jams. Andrews</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50385_occ127">Head Borough</rs>
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