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The Information of Sophia Stokes William<lb></lb>
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the Peace</rs>
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in and for the said Country the<lb></lb>
<rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45029_date332">Fifteenth day of October 1785</rs>
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<p n="1773">And first <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n1773-1">Sophia Stokes</rs>
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was remarks Arms<lb></lb>
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in<lb></lb>
the said Country one Black Stuff Shoe<lb></lb>
and a Silver Buckle that her Shoe was<lb></lb>
afterwards brought to her in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45029_geo1530">St. Georges<lb></lb>
Watchhouse</rs>
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, Saith that the Buckle now<lb></lb>
produced is the property of this Informant<lb></lb>
and the same that she Cost as aforesaid<lb></lb>
saith that the Two persons now present<lb></lb>
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West</rs>
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were in<lb></lb>
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the same Room with this Informant when<lb></lb>
she lost her Shoe and Buckle as<lb></lb>
aforesaid</p>
<p n="1774">The said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n1774-1">William Archibald</rs>
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for<lb></lb>
himself saith Heat he was in the<lb></lb>
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House with the Last Mentioned<lb></lb>
Informant sophia Stokes on Thursday<lb></lb>
last at the<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
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aforesaid when she Complained the<lb></lb>
had lost her Shoe and Buckle That<lb></lb>
he saw one of the said two prisoners<lb></lb>
now present pick up a Shoe and<lb></lb>
a Buckle near the Threshold of the<lb></lb>
Door of the said House and go away<lb></lb>
with the same of which he immediately</p>
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