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that her
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House was Shut up and fastened on Friday Night last between 9
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& 10 o'ClockThat about ½ past 2 on Saturday Morning he was alarmed
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by a Dog in the house, he saw some Men going from the House to
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the River Side and got into a Boat and put off, at which time they
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were 5 in NumberThat he came down, found the House was
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robbedThat he alarmed the Maid, called Mumford a Waterman
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on Horseback, called up
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Graves and Shewed his
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the Boat who had robbed
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his Mistress House and then in Sight on the River And said
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says that he is her FootmanThat the House was
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robbed that Night of a spring Table Clock, a blue and gold Purse
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and a Reading Glass with divers other thingsAnd the said
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five Men in the Boat going down the RiverThat he got into a
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now presentThat Informant saw said Groves
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drop a Handkerchief in a Barge near where they landed and afterwards
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found two Pick lock keys in his PocketAnd said
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says that he was with said Graves at this time and assisted in
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