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The Information of
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Abigail Mc. Kay
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taken before us this 23d. Day of Sepr. 1765.
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Who being on Oath says that a few days ago
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two Silver Tea Spoons were stolen out of her
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House; that suspecting one
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Ann Ross
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who had
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Worked in her House of said Robbery, she charged
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her with it; says that said Ross confessed that
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she had stolen said spoons, and that she had sold
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them to Mr. Trawley. He berdasher in Nightingale
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Lane; says that one Mrs. Davis was present
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when said Ross made the above Confession;
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and this Informant farther says that she said
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Ross and said Davis went together to the House
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of said Trawley, where she this Informant
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asked said Trawley for the two spoons he had
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bought of that Girl meaning Ross; says that
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said Trawley told her he believed he had bought
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but one; but that he positively refused either
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to shew her or give her the aforesaid spoons
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unless she would give him four shillings; says
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that she then told him that said Ross had informed
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her that he had not given so much for them; that
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he then replied, give me the four shillings and, I will
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give you your change; says that she then told Mr.
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Trawley it was very hard to have her Spoons stolen
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and to pay to have them again; says that she then went
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away; says that the next Day said Ross brought her one
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of the Spoons which she had stolen together, with another
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she said she had bought of said Trawley, he having
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broke one of the two spoons she had sold him, and which
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she had stolen from this Informant; says that she heard
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said Ross declares in the presence of
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her this
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Informant Mrs. Sturgis and Mrs. Taylor that she
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had alone sold the spoons which she had stolen of Mrs. Taylor
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to the said Trawley; and that if she had any more,
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he would buy them; and this Informant farther
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says that from the distressed appearance of said Ross
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as well as from other circumstances mentioned in the
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Information, she believes that said Trawley
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