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<p n="464"> <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45029_date103">16 Feb 1785</rs>
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<p n="465"> <del> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n465-1">George John Simpson</rs>
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Same Saturday Even ab between and about 7 oClock</del>
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<p n="466"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45029_geo392">Middlesex</rs>
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The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n466-1">George Simpson</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45029_geo393">Wapping Wall</rs>
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in<lb></lb>
the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45029_geo394">St. Paul Shadwell</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45029_occ137">Gentleman</rs>
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taken this 16th day of Feb 1785<lb></lb>
who being on Oath Sayth That<lb></lb>
<del> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n466-2">George Simpson</rs>
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says</del>
last Saturday Evening some<lb></lb>
Person rung at the Door of his Father <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n466-3">Henry Simpson</rs>
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house situate on <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45029_geo395">Wapping Wall</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45029_geo396">No. 67 </rs>
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That the servant<lb></lb>
Maid went to the Door and returned saying a<lb></lb>
person had come from Old Mr. Birkley and wanted<lb></lb>
to speak with his Father and him Immediately<lb></lb>
that they both went to Mr. Berkleys Junr Shop and<lb></lb>
Staid a few Minutes that they proceeded to old<lb></lb>
Mr. Birkley at No. 37 The Bottom of Fox Lane<lb></lb>
Shadwell where they found Mr Berkley & Mrs,<lb></lb>
Berkley who said they had not sent for them<lb></lb>
That they staid there about Ten Minutes and<lb></lb>
went homewhen this Informant rung the Bell<lb></lb>
at the Door <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n466-4">Mary Middleton</rs>
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their servant maid Opened it<lb></lb>
And appeared in Great fright saying there were<lb></lb>
Thieves in the House and that One of Mr Dowdings<lb></lb>
boys was oneThat this Informant run down Stairs</p>
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