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The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n754-1">George Bowman</rs>
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Who being on Oath say And first The said<lb></lb>
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for himself Saith. The Leather Boots produced are his Property which<lb></lb>
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aforesaid for the sum of<lb></lb>
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directlySays on the same day<lb></lb>
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on his Oath says on the first of May<lb></lb>
Instant <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n754-18">Charlotte<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
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pawned with him the Boots produced for the sum of Three<lb></lb>
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The 7th. of May 1787 Before me<lb></lb>
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Confesses and Says One Tuesday the first of May Instant he saw <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n759-2">Thomas Peters</rs>
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take<lb></lb>
the Boots produced but of a Bag belonging to <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n759-3">George Bowman</rs>
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which Bag was on board the<lb></lb>
Diligence Cap Hedley from <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45032_geo805">Shield</rs>
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to which Ship they all three belonged to says <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n759-4">Thomas Peters</rs>
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<lb></lb>
over persuaded him to lend him a hand to take the said Boot away by Howing them in<lb></lb>
Peters bedding that he went with him to <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n759-5">Charlotte Wood</rs>
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to get them pawned and after went to<lb></lb>
sell them says he did not receive any part of the mony the said Boots were pawned or Sold for</p>
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the day and Year abovementioned<lb></lb>
Before <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n760-1">John Staples</rs>
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says he did not take the Boots out of the Bag of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n762-2">George Bowman</rs>
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nor did he<lb></lb>
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how he came by<lb></lb>
the Boots who answered he brought them out of a Greenland Ship. and on Asking him what<lb></lb>
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to<lb></lb>
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go and sell them out and out which she did and brought him Eighteen<lb></lb>
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to pay the Postage of a Leather who was<lb></lb>
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The Day and Year abovementioned<lb></lb>
Before <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n763-1">John Staples</rs>
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