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The Voluntary Information and Confession of
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before us Two of his Majestys
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in and for the said County Concerning divers felonies
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Taken this 19th. day of November 1784
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Who saith that about Six Months Ago he together with
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another Man whose Name he does not now remember Went on
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board a Ship laying at
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about One O Clock in
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the Morning and Stole from on board a Barge laying long
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side three Boxes Containing lemons when Informant was
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taken and tryed at the
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Old Bailey
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Acquitted, That about three Months Ago he together with
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John Hunter
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Thomas Ford
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(now in Newgate) Stole a
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the same Evening they went to a Public House Near the
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Deptford Road on Black heath Hunter Pickt the Lock
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of the Stable Door when they Stole thereout a Grey Horse
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and Going through Deptford the Watchman Stopt Informant
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with the Horse but he giving a Good account How he came
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by him the Watchman let him pass. When they took the
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Bridle from
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afterwards Hunter Sold the Bridle for Half a Guinea but
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to whom he does not know which money they shared,
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only armed with a Cutlass Stopt a man on the Highway
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near
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and Robbed him of a Silver Watch
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which he aftwards sold to
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for eighteen
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shillings which they shared between them,
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A few evenings afterwards he together with the said
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Henry Moore
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(now under sentance
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of death in Newgate) armed with Cutlasses Stopt a Man
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in a Chaise
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and Robbed him of
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about Seven Shillings and Sixpence a pair of Spectacles
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and a Case the Money they shared between them and the
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Spectacles and Case Williams had further Saith that
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Williams Stopt him and took his Money before he came
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up, About the same time he with
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Charles Young
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Stopt
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a man and a Woman in Globe Lane Robbed the man of
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a Guinea and the Woman of her Gold Ring the money
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they shared Between them and the Ring Young had,
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That on the 25th. of September last he together with
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Henry
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Limehouse
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