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<p n="1898"> <del> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45024_n1898-1">Robert Claxton</rs>
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<p n="1899"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45024_geo1224">Middlesex</rs>
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to wit</note>
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The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45024_n1899-1">Robert Claxton</rs>
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-taken<lb></lb>
before me this 18th. day of October 1781.</p>
<p n="1900">Who being upon Oath saith that he is an<lb></lb>
apprentice to <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45024_n1900-1">Wm Ballard</rs>
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a Hatter now present<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
that<lb></lb>
on Tuesday ye 9th. Inftt. his Mar. went out abt. 11 o Cl<lb></lb>
in ye morning taking with him a Bill upon a Mc Leary<lb></lb>
a Customer wch he said he wod. receive, but did not<lb></lb>
say when he wod. Return & Inft. saw no more of<lb></lb>
him till abt. 10 Minutes past 11 in ye Eveng.<lb></lb>
Inft. havg. Shut up Shop abt. 8 o Cl & aftwds. went<lb></lb>
to his Sisters & Returned just as ye Clock struck 11.<lb></lb>
and was let in by Mrs. Crawford ye Housekeeper to<lb></lb>
his Mar.& the only person of the Family besides<lb></lb>
Informt. and his Mar. & she saying she was poorly<lb></lb>
desired Inft. to sit up for his Mar. & she wod. go to<lb></lb>
Bed wch. she did up to the Garrett.Informt.<lb></lb>
then went down into the Kitchen to sit for his Mar.<lb></lb>
but had scarce got down before he heard his Mar.<lb></lb>
Knock hard& the Old Woman cod. not than be<lb></lb>
got into Bed.Inft. ran up & let him in & he<lb></lb>
being witht. his hot Inft. asked him where it was<lb></lb>
hereplied he had been sitting at Mr. Monks where<lb></lb>
he fell asleep & left it behind him& said look at<lb></lb>
my hands see how they are blisteredInft. looked at<lb></lb>
them & said I think they are. his Mar. replied I'll<lb></lb>
godowne work themYou may go to Bed& look<lb></lb>
down one of the Sconces. with a Candle in it which being</p>
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