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<p n="2296"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45027_geo1746">Middlesex</rs>
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to wit</note>
<lb></lb>
The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n2296-1">Augustus Thompson</rs>
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Book<lb></lb>
keeper to the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45027_geo1747">Northampton</rs>
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Coach at the Ram<lb></lb>
Inn in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45027_geo1748">Smithfield</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n2296-2">Francis Knight</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45027_occ662">Coachman</rs>
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<lb></lb>
of the said Coach and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n2296-3">Thomas West</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45027_occ663">apprentice</rs>
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<lb></lb>
to a Friman in Saint <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45027_geo1749">John Street</rs>
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taken before<lb></lb>
me this 6th. day of Septemr. 1783.</p>
<p n="2297">Who being on Oath say and first the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n2297-1">Augustus Thompson</rs>
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<lb></lb>
says that a Box directed to Mrs. Greatreaux, containing sundry<lb></lb>
Wearing Apparell and 5 Guineas in Money, was on the 31st.<lb></lb>
of January last put up into the Leather Machine behind the<lb></lb>
said Couch to go to <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45027_geo1750">Northampton</rs>
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And the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n2297-2">Francis<lb></lb>
Knight</rs>
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says that the same Morning about ½ past Six o'Clock<lb></lb>
in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45027_geo1751">Saint John's Street</rs>
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the said Box was stolen out of the said<lb></lb>
Machine, Information of which was immediately given to this<lb></lb>
Informant in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45027_geo1752">Saint John Street</rs>
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, by the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n2297-3">Thomas West</rs>
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. And<lb></lb>
the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n2297-4">Thomas West</rs>
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says that he was passing along Saint<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45027_geo1753">John Street</rs>
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at the time said Coach was going out, and saw<lb></lb>
a Man jump into the said Leather Machine take out a<lb></lb>
White Box and give it to a Person now present<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
<del>present</del>
who calls himself <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n2297-5">William Bryant</rs>
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, whose person<lb></lb>
he now well remembers, and whom he had seen many<lb></lb>
times before. And further says that he this Informant<lb></lb>
immediately acquainted said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n2297-6">Francis Knight</rs>
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with what<lb></lb>
he had seen.</p>
<p n="2298">Sworn before me this<lb></lb>
6th.day of Septmr. 1783}</p>
<p n="2299"> <obscured></obscured>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45027_geo1754">Addington</rs>
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<p n="2300"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n2300-1">Augs. Thompson</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n2300-2">Francis Knight</rs>
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</p>
<p n="2301"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n2301-1">Thomas West</rs>
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