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, James Crickland,
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Thomas Morris
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taken before me this 29th.
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day of March 1784
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Who on their Oath say and first the said
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she is Servant to
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Jacob Kirkman
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of
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Harpsickord
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Maker Says that on Saturday night last between 9 & 10 o'Clock she locked
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the Coat cellar Door in the Area before her Masters House and did not open
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says that She
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does not recollect unlocking or opening the said Coal cellar Door at any
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time afterwards on that Night. And the said
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that the Cutlass now produced by
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, is this Informant's
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property and
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lent by this Informant to
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William Duff
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now present
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on Saturday was a Week between 11 & 12 o'Clock at Night-who at that
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time pretended that some Thieves had attempted to break into his
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Master's house, and that he Duff wanted a Cutlass to Defend the
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same and afterwards on a subsequent Day pretended that He had
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broke said Cutlass. And said
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Timothy Coombes
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says that he is
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a Watchman and between 2 & 3 o'Clock Yesterday morning as he was
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going his Round in
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he observed three Men in said Mr..
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Kirkman's Area upon which he made an AlarmAnd the said
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James Cridland
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says that he came to said Coombes's assistance
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and after searching Mr. Kirkman's house some time he found
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William
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Robert Reed
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John Lewis
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now present in the aforesaid
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Coal-cellar-and upon the person of said Lewis the found 7 picklock
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keys, one Saw, a Stock and two Center bits and Finder box now produced
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together with Matches, Gimblet and Tinder and says that the
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said Coal-cellar Door appeared to this Informant to have been
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burst open. And the said
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Thomas Morris
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says that he is
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Coachman to said Mr. Kirkman and that after the said three
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