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<p n="1735">The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45009_n1735-1">Abigail Mc. Kay</rs>
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taken before us this 23d. Day of Sepr. 1765.</p>
<p n="1736">Who being on Oath says that a few days ago<lb></lb>
two Silver Tea Spoons were stolen out of her<lb></lb>
House; that suspecting one <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45009_n1736-1">Ann Ross</rs>
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who had<lb></lb>
Worked in her House of said Robbery, she charged <lb></lb>
her with it; says that said Ross confessed that<lb></lb>
she had stolen said spoons, and that she had sold<lb></lb>
them to Mr. Trawley. He berdasher in Nightingale<lb></lb>
Lane; says that one Mrs. Davis was present<lb></lb>
when said Ross made the above Confession;<lb></lb>
and this Informant farther says that she said<lb></lb>
Ross and said Davis went together to the House<lb></lb>
of said Trawley, where she this Informant<lb></lb>
asked said Trawley for the two spoons he had<lb></lb>
bought of that Girl meaning Ross; says that<lb></lb>
said Trawley told her he believed he had bought<lb></lb>
but one; but that he positively refused either<lb></lb>
to shew her or give her the aforesaid spoons<lb></lb>
unless she would give him four shillings; says<lb></lb>
that she then told him that said Ross had informed<lb></lb>
her that he had not given so much for them; that <lb></lb>
he then replied, give me the four shillings and, I will<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
give you your change; says that she then told Mr.<lb></lb>
Trawley it was very hard to have her Spoons stolen<lb></lb>
and to pay to have them again; says that she then went<lb></lb>
away; says that the next Day said Ross brought her one<lb></lb>
of the Spoons which she had stolen together, with another<lb></lb>
she said she had bought of said Trawley, he having<lb></lb>
broke one of the two spoons she had sold him, and which<lb></lb>
she had stolen from this Informant; says that she heard<lb></lb>
said Ross declares in the presence of<del>this</del>
her this<lb></lb>
Informant Mrs. Sturgis and Mrs. Taylor that she<lb></lb>
had alone sold the spoons which she had stolen of Mrs. Taylor<lb></lb>
to the said Trawley; and that if she had any more,<lb></lb>
he would buy them; and this Informant farther<lb></lb>
says that from the distressed appearance of said Ross<lb></lb>
as well as from other circumstances mentioned in the<lb></lb>
Information, she believes that said Trawley</p>
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