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The Information of
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Taken on Oath this 29th. day of december 1784 before met
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on of his Majestys Justices of Kitchen in and for the said
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County.Who
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Saith That:.
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On the Morning of December 20th. 1784 this Informt.
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was alarmed by his Servant Knocking at his Chamber
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Don & saying these were Rogues in the House (or
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Words to that Effect) on which after letting the Servant
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into his Room & ordering him to reach down his Blunderbuss
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he this Informant called from his Window to the
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Watchman or Watchmen who were standing in
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the Front of this Informant House & told him
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or them to go to the back of his House for
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these were Thieves in it & to make as little
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as possibleThat this Informant then slipt on
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his Cloaths, loaded his Blunderbuss & with his
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Man went down Stairs when this Informant found
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his Sailors Door open, which had been locked & the
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Door of a Closet (which is in the Room) likewise open
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& all the Plate which was the seen taken out consistg
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of the several Articles mentioned in the Inventing
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hereunto annexed lend the Window of the sd. Room also open
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