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<p n="852">31 July 1789</p>
<p n="853"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45036_geo518">Middlesex</rs>
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The Information of Thomas Ayles<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
of Gun Dock Wapping<del>and</del>
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Shipwright and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n853-1">William Anderson</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45036_occ160">apprentice</rs>
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to <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n853-2">Francis Winn</rs>
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of<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45036_geo519">Anchor and hope Alley</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45036_geo520">St. George Middlesex</rs>
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Shipwright foreman to <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n853-3">Isabella<lb></lb>
Reavely</rs>
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and the said Thomas Ayles of the said Dock Shipwright taken on<lb></lb>
Oath this 31 July 1789 who being on their Oaths say and first the said Thomas Ayles<lb></lb>
for himself saith. The Copper produced is his and said Partners property and is of the<lb></lb>
value of Three pounds</p>
<p n="854">Taken and Sworn<lb></lb>
This 31 of July 1789 Before me<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n854-1">John Staples</rs>
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<p n="855"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n855-1">Thos Ayles</rs>
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<p n="856"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n856-1">William Anderson</rs>
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on his oath saith the Copper produced in the property of Messrs.<lb></lb>
Reavely and Ayles. That this morning about the hour of Four he went to the said Yard to<lb></lb>
go to work and in the said Yard he found the person present who says his name is <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n856-2">John<lb></lb>
Chandler</rs>
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and the said Copper about Ten feet from the oil house door in which<lb></lb>
house it had been deposited for safety underlock and key. which lock lay on the<lb></lb>
Ground hear with the Staple which had been drawn Says she took him into Custody<lb></lb>
brought him out of the Yard to <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45036_geo521">church Street</rs>
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where he endeavoured to escape</p>
<p n="857">Taken and Sworn<lb></lb>
This 31st day of July 1789</p>
<p n="858">Before me<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n858-1">John Staples</rs>
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</p>
<p n="859"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n859-1">Will Andrews</rs>
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<p n="860"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n860-1">John Chandler</rs>
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says he lodges at one Mr. Browns in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45036_geo522">King Street</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45036_geo523">St. George Middlesex</rs>
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<lb></lb>
that as he was going to work this morning on board the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45036_geo524">Betcy</rs>
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at <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45036_geo525">the hermitage</rs>
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coming<lb></lb>
by the Yard the gate was open he went in and round the Yard is he was coming out again<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n860-2">William Anderson</rs>
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met him and detained him that the reason he wanted to get away<lb></lb>
was because Anderson would lay hold of him</p>
<p n="861">Taken signed and declared to be the truth<lb></lb>
This 31 day of July 1789<lb></lb>
Before me</p>
<p n="862"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n862-1">John Staples</rs>
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</p>
<p n="863"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n863-1">John Chandler</rs>
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