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Westminster
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to Wit
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The Information of
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Jacob Kollhoffer
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of
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Vine Street
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Piccadilly
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Taylor
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Thomas Aldred
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Servant
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to Messrs: Stiff and Wightman of
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New Street
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Covent Garden
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-
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Hardwaremen
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James Wightman
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New Street
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aforesaid
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Hardwareman
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and
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Francis Humpage
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of
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Clerkenwell
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Constable
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taken before me this
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10th. day of
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October 1786
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.
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Who being upon Oath say, and first the said
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Jacob Kollhoffer
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says that the twelve double gross of Metal buttons now produced by the
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said
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James Wightman
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he is very sure are his property and immediately
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before the Fire took place in his House on Monday Night the second of
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October instant he is very sure were in his cutting Room in his
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Garret packed in a Box like that now produced by
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Francis Humphage
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and does verily believe that the said Box and Buttons were
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feloniously Stolen by some person or persons during the Fire
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and the said
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Thomas Aldred
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says that on Thursday Night the 5th of
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October instant about seven o'Clock the Prisoner Fox came to his
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Masters Shop and produced the two buttons now produced saying
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that he had twelve double gross of them to Sell and asked him
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of they wanted such, adding that he had taken them for a
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Debt of £15 when he appointed him to call again the next
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day, at which time his Master would be in the way, and give
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him an Answer - And the said
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James Wightman
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says that the
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said Mr. Kellhoffer came to this Informants Shop about twelve
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o'Clock
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on Friday the 6th. of October instant, said that he had
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lost a Quantity of Metal buttons at the Fire in
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Vine Street
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and
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if such should be offered to them, requested they would stop the
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person who brought themThat in about an hour afterwards
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the Prisoner Fox came with two Patterns of Metal Buttons for
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lb
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Coat and Waistcoat for which per gross he asked 4s..6d saying
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that he had twelve double gross to SellThat from the
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