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<p n="578"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Kent (to wit)</note>
The voluntary confession and Examination of John<lb></lb>
Windon late of Lampton near <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45023_geo435">Hounslow</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45023_geo436">County of<lb></lb>
Middlesex</rs>
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Servant to Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n578-1">George Butler</rs>
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of Lampton aforesd.<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45023_occ109">Farmer</rs>
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but now a private man in his Majesty's 29th. Regiment<lb></lb>
of Foot now quartered at <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45023_geo437">Chatham Barracks</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45023_geo438">County of<lb></lb>
Kent</rs>
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taken before me one of his Majesty's Justices of the<lb></lb>
peace in and for the said County of Kent this <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45023_date46">24th. day of<lb></lb>
April 1775</rs>
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<p n="579">This Examinant the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n579-9">John Windon</rs>
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doth voluntarily confess and say<lb></lb>
that being a <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45023_occ110">Servant</rs>
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in husbandry to Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n579-1">George Butler</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45023_geo439">Lampton</rs>
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above mentioned<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45023_occ111">Farmer</rs>
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and lodging in the sd. George Butlers dwelling house he the sd. John<lb></lb>
Windon did on Monday the third day of April instant steal from out of the<lb></lb>
lodging room of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n579-2">John Newman</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n579-3">David Dowsett</rs>
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both of <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45023_occ112">Servants</rs>
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to the<lb></lb>
said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n579-4">George Butler</rs>
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in the dwelling house of the said George Butler, one pair<lb></lb>
of new<del>skin</del>
buckskin breeches, a pair of Light colour worsted stockings a red<lb></lb>
and white silk handkerchief a light colour Cloath Coat and a red Waistcoat<lb></lb>
the property of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n579-6">John Newman</rs>
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, and also out of the same lodging room one<lb></lb>
pair of shoes, a pair of Copper Shoe buckles a Dark brown silk Handkerchief-<lb></lb>
striped with red and blew the property of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n579-7">David Dowsett</rs>
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, and that<lb></lb>
he this Examinant did then give the things above mentioned (except the<lb></lb>
pair of Stockings shoes and buckles which this examinant now hath on)<lb></lb>
to his Comrade whose name he does not know recollect but believes his<lb></lb>
name to be White, in order for them to dispose of them for this Examinant</p>
<p n="580">Subscribed the day and Year<lb></lb>
first above written before me}<lb></lb>
P Wade.</p>
<p n="581">The Mark of the<lb></lb>
above<figure rend="mark"></figure>
named<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n581-1">John Windon</rs>
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