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to<lb></lb>
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<lb></lb>
The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2142-1">James Adams</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo2325">Lower Well Alley</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo2326">Wapping</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45030_occ927">Lighterman</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45030_occ928">servant</rs>
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to <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2142-89">Elizah Goft</rs>
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. <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2142-2">Edward Purnell</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2142-3">Thomas Whitfield</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo2327">St. George<lb></lb>
Middlesex</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45030_occ929">Coal Merchants</rs>
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on his Oath Says on the Fifteenth day of<lb></lb>
September last between the Hours of Eight and nine in the Evening as he was in<lb></lb>
his said Masters counting house News was brought to him that some people were<lb></lb>
robbing their Craft lying at <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo2328">Wapping Dock</rs>
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loaded with CoalsSays he immediately<lb></lb>
went and Most <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2142-4">John Bridges</rs>
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That they went to <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo2329">Wapping dock Stairs</rs>
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took his said<lb></lb>
Masters skiff and rowed to the Road where said Craft were mooredThat he saw<lb></lb>
The Prisoner present who says his Name is <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2142-5">Robert Piercy</rs>
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coming out of a<lb></lb>
Barge Name of Holliday belonging to his said Masters and loaded with their<lb></lb>
Coals<del>with</del>
having some of the same Hartley Coals as the said Barge had on board<lb></lb>
in his hands says The said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2142-6">John Piercy</rs>
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seeing them run over the said<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Craft and got away<lb></lb>
That he found a Boat between the said Craft having Five Bushels of Coals therein<lb></lb>
which Boat <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2142-7">Fisher Adams</rs>
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who is now present came<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
and claimed the said Boat<lb></lb>
as belonging to Mr.<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Sard a Boat Builder<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
For which he had passed his Word<lb></lb>
For the Payment of the hire of the said Boat for the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2142-8">Robert Piercy</rs>
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his Brother<lb></lb>
in Law to work in to gain a Lively hood for his FamilyFurther says the<lb></lb>
Coals produced are part of the said Five Bushells<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
of Coals as abovementioned</p>
<p n="2143"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2143-1">James Adams</rs>
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</p>
<p n="2144"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2144-1">John Bridges</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo2330">Anchor & Hope Alley</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo2331">St George Middx</rs>
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B<obscured></obscured>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45030_occ930">Baker</rs>
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on his Oath Says on the 15th: day of Sepr. 1786 He went with the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2144-2">James<lb></lb>
Adams</rs>
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between the Hours of Eight and nine at night off to a Road where many Craft<lb></lb>
were loaded with Coals near <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo2332">Wapping Dock Stairs</rs>
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That he saw <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2144-3">Robert Piercy</rs>
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run over<lb></lb>
the Craft which lay at the said Road and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2144-59">Phillip Le Grove</rs>
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likewise each morning on their coming to the<lb></lb>
said Road different ways that he pursued Le Grove and took him and Adams pursued Piercy</p>
<p n="2145"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2145-1">John Bridges</rs>
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</p>
<p n="2146">Elizah Gaff on his Oath says That said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2146-1">James Adams</rs>
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is <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45030_occ931">Servant</rs>
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to himself and Partner<lb></lb>
who are dealers in Coals and have a Road near <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo2333">Wapping dead stairs</rs>
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where they moor their<lb></lb>
Craft That by the Account they had on the 15th day of Sep last a Barge named the<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Holyday<lb></lb>
with Hartley Coals in her moored at the said RoadSays about Three<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Days after<lb></lb>
the said Boat and Coals were taken by his <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45030_occ932">Servant</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2146-2">James Adams</rs>
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One <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2146-3">Fisher Adams</rs>
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who<lb></lb>
is now present came with Mr.<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Sard a <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45030_occ933">Boat Builder</rs>
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to claim the said Boat as having<lb></lb>
let the said Boat to the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2146-4">Robert Piercy</rs>
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to Work in on the Engagement of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2146-5">Fisher<lb></lb>
Adams</rs>
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that the Hire of the same at Two Shillings a Week should be paid the said<lb></lb>
Mr.<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Sard,</p>
<p n="2147">Taken and Sworn<lb></lb>
The <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45030_date378">4th. day of Novr. 1786</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Before me</p>
<p n="2148"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2148-1">John Staples</rs>
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</p>
<p n="2149"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2149-1">Elizech Goff</rs>
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