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James Mc Manus
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William Jones
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James Lock
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Moses Murrant
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Henry
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Bainbridge
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taken before me this 11th. day of
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October 1782.
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Who being on Oath say and first the said
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that he is a Clerk to Thos. Rackett Esqr.. in
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Covent
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. That in the Night of Wednesday Sevenight last the House
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was burglariously broke open and
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a Quantity of Silver and Silk Stuffs,
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Manchester
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Velverets, Red
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Cloth, plain Silks and other Goods now produced (the Property
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) were feloniously stolen thereouts
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for himself says that he is a
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Watchman in Dukes Court Durry Lane. That about half
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Two o'Clock in the Morning of Thursday Sevenight, three
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Men passed him in
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one of whom had a Bundle
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on his Shoulder and is very sure that a Person now present
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who calls himself
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Samuel Davis
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is the mentioned person
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who carried the said Bundle. And the said James Mc. Manus
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That he observed the said three Men come down
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at half past Two o'Clock on the aforesaid Thursday Morning
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two of whom had Bundles. That they knocked gently at the
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Door of Lock's home the Butcher in
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which was
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opened by a Woman and they went in. That on this Infor-
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-mant being told by the said
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that they were
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House breakers, this Informant knocked at Lock's door
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with his Staff and found it open-that he rung his
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Rattle for other Watchmen upon whose coming this
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