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Who being upon Oath say, and first the said
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says, that a person now present who calls herself
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worked for her, in stitching of Stays, for several Months pastSays
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that she, this day, came to this Informant and requested the use of
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her Parlour, saying that she had a few friends to dine with her
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to which this Informant consentedThat said
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went into said Parlour in order, as she told this Informant to
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lay the Cloth and prepare for the Dinner, (at which time she, this
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Informant is very sure that a Silver Watch now produced was
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in a Mahogany Case in said Parlour) Says that in about half
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an hour she went into said Parlour and the said Watch was stolen
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awayAnd the said
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came this
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morning and offered the said silver Watch to pledge to
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him for fifteen shillings, on which he stopped it and took her
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into Custody.
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Sworn before me this
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24th. day of May 1781}
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W Addington
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