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The Information of
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Temple Lane
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Labourer
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Susannah
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Thomas
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Thompson
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the Spotted Dog
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in
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the Strand
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Spinster
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John Watts
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Servant
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little Bridges Street
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Covent Garden
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Ann Ascough
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No. 3
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Hill
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taken this
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5th. day of June 1786
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Who being on Oath say and first the said
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John Johnson
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that on Wednesday morning last the 31st. day of May last as he
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the strand
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near the
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New Church
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he was accosted by
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two persons now present who call themselves
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Ann Johnson
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Susannah Thompson
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that whilst he was talking to them he had
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his Watch Stolen out of his Waistcoat pocket, And further says he is very sure
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the Watch now produced by the said
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John Watts
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is his property and is
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the Watch that was so Stolen, The said
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Susannah Thompson
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Ann Johnson
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John
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Johnson
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at the time his Watch was Stolen as aforesaid and that
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she saw said
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Ann Johnson
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take a Watch out of said
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John
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Johnson
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's pocket when she immediately Ran awayThe said
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John
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Watts
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says that on said Wednesday last the 31st of May he took the
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Watch now produced in pledge for twelve Shillings of
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Ann Ascough
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now presentAnd the said
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Ann Ascough
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says that on Wednesday
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last she Received the Watch now produced from said
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Ann Johnson
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who said it was her husbands and desired her to pledge it for her, which she did with said Walk
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for twelve shillings.
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>
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n
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>
Sworn before me this
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>
</
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>
5th day of June 1786}
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>
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Sampn Wright
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</
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</
p
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p
n
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>
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rs
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>
John Johnson
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>
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type
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inst
=
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"Johnson"
>
</
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=
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type
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>
</
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</
p
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<
p
n
=
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>
her
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>
</
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>
<
rs
type
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id
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>
Susannah
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>
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Thompson
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type
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inst
=
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type
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"Thompson"
>
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>
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inst
=
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type
=
"gender"
value
=
"female"
>
</
interp
>
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Mark
</
p
>
<
p
n
=
"348"
>
<
rs
type
=
"persName"
id
=
"LMOBPS45030_n348-1"
>
John Watts
</
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>
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inst
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type
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inst
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>
</
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>
.
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p
>
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p
n
=
"349"
>
her
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lb
>
</
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>
<
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=
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id
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"LMOBPS45030_n349-1"
>
Ann
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>
</
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>
Ascough
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>
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>
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=
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>
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inst
=
"LMOBPS45030_n349-1"
type
=
"gender"
value
=
"female"
>
</
interp
>
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Mark
</
p
>
</
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>
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