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taken before me this 9th.. day of Augst.. 1782.
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Who being on Oath say, and first said
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says,
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that a Brown Gelding now produced is his property, and was
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feloniously Stolen on Monday night last out of his Field at
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in the
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, by some Person who
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opened the Gate of said Field. And the said
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Charles
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brought the Brown Gelding now produced to this
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Informants Repository on Tuesday Morning last, Booked
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him in the Name of Mrs. Sharp of Adams Mews near
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Tyburn
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pike and ordered him to he sold to the best
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Bidder That this Informant last night received the Note
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now produced by a Boy in the Name of Mrs. Sharp desiring
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the Money for the Horse to be sent to whom this Informants
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replied that "the Man who brought the Horse must come
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for the Money himself"That said Churchill soon afterwards
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came to this Informants Repository & said "He came for the
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Money", when this Informant asked said Churchill what
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his Name was who replied that his Name was
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to Mrs, Sharp as aforesaidand
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on being further interrogated said that it lived with Thos..
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Clement a Nightman near Mrs. Sharper" when this Informant
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secured him.
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Sworn before me this 9th..
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day ofAugust 1782}
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Sampr Wright
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Jas Wilson
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J Hopkins
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