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The Information of
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taken before this 5th. day of Octr. 1768
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Who being upon Oath says that Sewing Mr. Skinner of
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with Milk the said Mr. Skinner's Servant about a
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fortnight ago told him this Informt. that said Mr. Skinner's house had
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then lately been Robbed in the Absence of the Family of divers goods
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particularly of Cloaths and some green Damask Bed furniture the ballance
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of which they had left behind says that going to Mr. Skinner's house
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the next day with Milk he was shewn the said Vallance, says that
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then recollecting that he had some time before Spoken to one
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and Levi and one
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in Order to help him to some such
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Furniture to Match a Bed which he had of his own uncomplete
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he thought he cou'd be Serviceable in discovering Mr. Skinner's Robbery
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(from his Bed Furniture being something like the Pattern of this Informant's)
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says he accordingly spoke to several other Jews for this purpose) the
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consequence of which was that last Wednesday Evening the said
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Nathaniel Lee
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now present
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and asked Informt. if he was provided with the Damask he had spoke
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to them and being informd. he was not they then said this Mary meaning
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Nathaniel Lee
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has got some that will suity on says said Lee
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then asked him how much he wanted upon which Informt. answered that he
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wou'd bug ale he had if they cou'd agree says the next Morning said Lee
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brought the Quantity of Damask which Mr. Skimmer now has in his County
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and said he had thirty or 40 yards of if that it came from
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and offered the whole to Informant at twenty pence per
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Yard, says sd. Lee then went away agreeing to return the next Morning
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with the remainder says he then carried what said Lee had left to
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Mr. Skinners House whereupon proper Methods were taken to secure
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said Lee who came the next day agreeable to promise but did
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not bring the remainder with him that he then seemed very
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cautions
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