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<lb></lb>
The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n519-1">William Stevenson</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Servant belonging to the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45023_geo369">New River</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Company Taken upon Oath before me<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n519-2">Joseph Girdler</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45023_occ90">Esqr</rs>
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one of His Majesty's<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45023_occ91">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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in and for the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45023_geo370">County of Middlesex</rs>
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this <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45023_date36">13th. Day of<lb></lb>
February 1775</rs>
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<p n="520">This Informant upon his Oath saith that<lb></lb>
on Wednesday the Eighth Day of this Instant<lb></lb>
February there were found in the Dwelling<lb></lb>
House of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n520-1">John Welch</rs>
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in <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n520-2">Ann Street</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45023_geo371">Grays<lb></lb>
Inn Lane</rs>
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and in the Parish of Mr. Andrew<lb></lb>
Holborn in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45023_geo372">County of Middlesex</rs>
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A<lb></lb>
Quantity of Iron Pipe Hoops<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
with<lb></lb>
the Mark of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45023_geo373">New River</rs>
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Company upon<lb></lb>
the greatest part of them the Property of<lb></lb>
the said <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45023_geo374">New River</rs>
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Company and he<lb></lb>
believes that they were received and bought<lb></lb>
by <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n520-3">Sarah Cocker</rs>
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, otherwise Welch who says she is the wife<lb></lb>
of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n520-4">John welch</rs>
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Knowing the same to have<lb></lb>
been stolen and as he verily believes were<lb></lb>
stolen by the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n520-5">John Welch</rs>
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<p n="521">Taken and Sworn before<lb></lb>
me the Day and Year<lb></lb>
above Written}<lb></lb>
J Girdler</p>
<p n="522"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n522-1">Wm. Stephenson</rs>
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7</p>
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