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oath the 5th. day of July 1788 before me one of
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his Majestys
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Who on his Oath Saith That on the Thirteenth day of
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May last he was applied to be one Joseph Dockry to
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know if he had not a horse to let out for that day, and
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the next Morning, Informant told
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he had, Dockry
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then said it was for a Gentleman that he knew,
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by Dockrys directions took the horse to Mr. Tomlisons
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in the Parish of Saint
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Leonard
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this Gentleman his name is Smith, he is an
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and it is him is to
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ride the horse, and then Smith agreed with this
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Informant to give him Eleven shillings for that day
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and to return with the horse the next forenoon, And
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never been returned to him And that
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said Horse of him and rode out of the said Mr.
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the said horse sice, which is a Chesnut
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Taken and Sworn the
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day and year first
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