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The Information of
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first day of December in the Year
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of our Lord one Thousand seven Hundred and Eighty seven
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who
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on her Oath Saith that the Two Shirts and Shift produced are
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her said Husbands property and were Stolen out of her said
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husbads drawers in his Dwelling house Situate in
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while kapel No. 72 about Three weeks ago. Leak her Abrahams
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and asked her to go in the City with her and that when she came
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to Mr. Buns Door in
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from under her Arm and Bid her go and Ask Nine Shillings for
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said two shirts and Shift in the Name of
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Pawned them for that Sum
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called her Fool for Pledging them in that Name beanse she-
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saint George Middlesex
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and is Certain the two Shirts-
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and Shirt produced are the same which she received from Esther
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Israel as aforesaid
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her
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Mark
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William Anguson
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his Oath saith he is
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servant
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to Mr.
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Burn of
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Pawn broker
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That to the Best of his
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Recollection he received the two Shirts and Shift produced on the
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twenty first day of November last and gave the Ticket produced
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to the person who brought them and that Ann Israel informed
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him she brought them but he cannot speak with Certainty as to
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her Person but that with Leak Abrahams she herself came for
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a Certificate for less of said Ticket which Certificate he delivered to her the
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said Ann Israel
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Taken and Sworn the first day
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of December 1787 Before me}
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Wm. Angus
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