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The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n774-1">George Baker</rs>
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taken upon Oath before<lb></lb>
me <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n774-2">Wm. Blackborow</rs>
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. one of his Majesty's <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45030_occ323">Justices of the<lb></lb>
Peace</rs>
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in and for the said County against <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n774-3">Charles Smith</rs>
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on<lb></lb>
Suspicion of Stealing a Gelding. this <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45030_date126">10th. day of August 1786</rs>
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<p n="775">This Informant upon his Oath saith that <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n775-1">Charles Smith</rs>
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<del>brought</del>
had A<lb></lb>
Gelding to sell<del>unto him</del>
about ten o Clock in the mourning on<lb></lb>
Wednessday last at the End of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo734">Coppiece Row</rs>
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. said the Gelding was<lb></lb>
the property of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n775-2">Cullen Smith</rs>
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at <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo735">Hardley</rs>
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near <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo736">Barnett</rs>
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and that<lb></lb>
he was a <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo737">Labourer</rs>
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to him at the present time and work in his<lb></lb>
Garden-And that. Mr:Smith his master sint him to sell the<lb></lb>
Gelding it being Glan<obscured></obscured>
ired at London.. Go. Baker ask <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n775-3">Charles Smith</rs>
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the price of<lb></lb>
the Gelding. said he was to have one Guinex and a half for it<lb></lb>
after soon conversation <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n775-4">charles Smith</rs>
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agreed to take one Guinea<lb></lb>
for the Galding. and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n775-42">Go. Baker</rs>
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being told by Chas: Smith it was<lb></lb>
Glandered he Examine the Gelding and found it was not<lb></lb>
Glandered and that it was fit<del>was</del>
for use-Go. Baker told <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n775-5">Charles<lb></lb>
Smith</rs>
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that he must find some Person to Vouch that he came<lb></lb>
honestly by it. he <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n775-39">Chs: Smith</rs>
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Qucvicated and them Go: Baker<lb></lb>
delivered him to an officer to be brought before a Justice to give<lb></lb>
a Satisfactory Account how he can by the Galding After his<lb></lb>
Examination he Go: Baker went to <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n775-6">Cullen Smith</rs>
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: House at Hadley and<lb></lb>
was informed that the Gelding was not their property and that<lb></lb>
the prisoner <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n775-7">Charles Smith</rs>
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did not work or live with Cullen<lb></lb>
Smith Esqr. at the time nor wer had</p>
<p n="776">Sworn before me the day and<lb></lb>
Year first above Written</p>
<p n="777"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n777-1">George Baker</rs>
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