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which is about Six houses from the said Stairs and
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and Richardson in the same and some out of as aforesaid
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who Described the Room in which they were in as having as sort of a Cupboard
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in a Corner of the sameThat he this Informant went into said Room and found
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And both Reswore The 30th day of Dec 1786
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