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<p n="685"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45026_geo473">Middlesex</rs>
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to Wit</note>
<lb></lb>
The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45026_n685-1">William Ford</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45026_geo474">Hammersmith</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45026_occ177">Stage Coach Master</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45026_n685-3">Mary Davis</rs>
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taken before<lb></lb>
me this 24th. day of April 1782</p>
<p n="686">Who being upon Oath say, and first the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45026_n686-1">William<lb></lb>
Ford</rs>
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says that a Trunk containing a Quantity of Wearing Apparel<lb></lb>
now produced was stolen from behind his Stage Coach last<lb></lb>
Night at <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45026_geo475">Kensington</rs>
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That on turning his Head round as the<lb></lb>
Coach went along the Road he observed a person<obscured></obscured>
present who<lb></lb>
calls himself <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45026_n686-2">William Lees</rs>
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who was carrying the said Trunk<lb></lb>
away from the Coach on which he pursued him when he dropped<lb></lb>
the said TrunkAnd the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45026_n686-3">Mary Davis</rs>
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says that she saw<lb></lb>
the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45026_n686-4">William Lees</rs>
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running fast along thro' <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45026_geo476">Kensington</rs>
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and<lb></lb>
took him<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
into Custody</p>
<p n="687">Sworn before me this<lb></lb>
24th. day of April 1782}</p>
<p n="688">W Addington</p>
<p n="689">his<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45026_n689-1">William<figure rend="mark"></figure>
Ford</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Mark</p>
<p n="690">her<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45026_n690-1">Mary<figure rend="mark"></figure>
Davis</rs>
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Mark</p>
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