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The Information of
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of March 1781
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Who being upon Oath says that she Knows a person now
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and that she washes his
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the said
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Samuel Austin
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came up to this Informants Room in
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Silver Street aforesaid (at which time her Silver Watch was hanging
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near the Fire Place) and sat down by the firesideThat he
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a Boy whom she is very sure was not near enough to the
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feloniously Stole her said Watch
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