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The Information of
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Henry Leather
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taken before us this 26th. day of
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November 1766
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Who being upon Oath says that on Saturday last about
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two o'Clock he had feloniously Stolen out of his one pair
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of Stairs Room upwards of Twenty Pounds in Cash
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amongst which was about five Guineas in Silver and
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a Particular nine Shillings piece of Gold says that about
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this time
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now in Custody came into this
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who had a Glass of Ginn and then went along
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the Passage
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as this Informt. then Thought with Intent to go through
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, and that said Poynton called
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for a Pint of Beer and began to ask him many
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a
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as to where
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he lived whether he was then an Officer his and said
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he had not seen said Whittaker for three four Years
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also talked about Longbottom the Officer and in the
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whole kept this Informant in Conversation for about
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a Quarter of an hour, says that presently after said
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Poynton went away he found himself Robbed as aforesaid
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says that a Nine Shilling piece found upon said Poynton
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when he was Apprehended he believes to be the Nine
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Shilling piece which was part of the Money
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Stolen as aforesaid and this Informants property and
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therefore for this and other reasons he hath curse to
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suspect and doth suspect and verily believe that
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was concerned in feloniously
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Stealing the aforesaid Sum of Twenty pounds and
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upwards and of his house
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Sworn
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Novr. 26th. 1766
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before me}
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Henry Letheby
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