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<p n="1995"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo2143">Westminster</rs>
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to Wit</note>
<lb></lb>
The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n1995-48">Jacob Kollhoffer</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo2144">Vine Street</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo2145">Piccadilly</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45030_occ859">Taylor</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n1995-1">Thomas Aldred</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45030_occ860">Servant</rs>
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to Messrs: Stiff and Wightman of<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo2146">New Street</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo2147">Covent Garden</rs>
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- <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45030_occ861">Hardwaremen</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n1995-2">James Wightman</rs>
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<lb></lb>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo2148">New Street</rs>
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aforesaid <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo2149">Hardwareman</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n1995-3">Francis Humpage</rs>
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<lb></lb>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo2150">Clerkenwell</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45030_occ862">Constable</rs>
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taken before me this <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45030_date345">10th. day of<lb></lb>
October 1786</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="1996">Who being upon Oath say, and first the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n1996-1">Jacob Kollhoffer</rs>
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<lb></lb>
says that the twelve double gross of Metal buttons now produced by the<lb></lb>
said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n1996-2">James Wightman</rs>
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he is very sure are his property and immediately<lb></lb>
before the Fire took place in his House on Monday Night the second of<lb></lb>
October instant he is very sure were in his cutting Room in his<lb></lb>
Garret packed in a Box like that now produced by <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n1996-23">Francis Humphage</rs>
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<lb></lb>
and does verily believe that the said Box and Buttons were<lb></lb>
feloniously Stolen by some person or persons during the Fire<lb></lb>
and the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n1996-3">Thomas Aldred</rs>
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says that on Thursday Night the 5th of<lb></lb>
October instant about seven o'Clock the Prisoner Fox came to his<lb></lb>
Masters Shop and produced the two buttons now produced saying<lb></lb>
that he had twelve double gross of them to Sell and asked him<lb></lb>
of they wanted such, adding that he had taken them for a<lb></lb>
Debt of £15 when he appointed him to call again the next<lb></lb>
day, at which time his Master would be in the way, and give<lb></lb>
him an Answer - And the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n1996-4">James Wightman</rs>
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says that the<lb></lb>
said Mr. Kellhoffer came to this Informants Shop about twelve<lb></lb>
o'Clock<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
on Friday the 6th. of October instant, said that he had<lb></lb>
lost a Quantity of Metal buttons at the Fire in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo2151">Vine Street</rs>
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and<lb></lb>
if such should be offered to them, requested they would stop the<lb></lb>
person who brought themThat in about an hour afterwards<lb></lb>
the Prisoner Fox came with two Patterns of Metal Buttons for<lb></lb>
Coat and Waistcoat for which per gross he asked 4s..6d saying<lb></lb>
that he had twelve double gross to SellThat from the</p>
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