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200 of 1789
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James Baker
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at Mr.
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Martha Staples
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No 34.
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Virginia Street
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St George Middlesex
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Seaman his Oath saith last night the
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house of the said Martha was broke open and a Nankeep Coat
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and Waist coat a pair of White limen Troweres Two pair of
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Cotton Stockings, and a Hat his Property were Stole in
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the Kitchen of the said house that the had produced was Stole
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as aforesaid and found by Him and shree Officers of
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office this day upon
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David Braithwait
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one
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of the Prisoners present
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James Bakers
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Martha Staples
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on her Oath saith she went to bed last night
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about the Hour of Eleven after seeing the Windows and door
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safe That she got up this Morning as the
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Bell of Si George Middx
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.
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was tolling before the tour of Six that she found the Kitchen
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window had been forced open and five Striped and checked Shirts
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which was entrusted to her to
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wash taken off the Dresser
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down laid on said Shirtsnine pair of Different sort, of
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Stocking of her own and lodgers wasted last night taken away
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likewise her Sord and daughter infant Children wearing appear
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taken away Two
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Waisteoat
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one Striped one white both Cotton
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entrusted to her to wart a White Linen Apron The Muslin
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Cap her property made another cap part made only entrusted to her make
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a Napken and pocket and hand kerchief her property is all she
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a present recollects further says the Cheek shirt Produced taken
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from David Braith wait in this Office is one of the aforesaid
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check Shirts that was Stole as aforesaid
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John Cook
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Officer
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on his Oath Saith this Morning hearing
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that a house had been Broker open in Virginia last night he
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went down
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Salt petre Bank
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and met with James Bater
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who gave on Vacount that No. 34 in
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Virginia Street
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had been
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broke open and that he had been Robbed of a hat which he could
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Swear to and other articles which were taken out of the said House
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say himself
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John Riles
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and Richard Pumell officers of this
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office went with
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James Baker
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in order to find the theives of
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they could and soon after in East smith field they met with
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David Brath wait,
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Daniel Leary
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and
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John Wilson
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That they
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stopt Braithwait when Baker challenged the hat produced which
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he had on his head to be his Property and beleived the Shirts he had on
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was one of his fallow Lodgers
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Taken and Sworn before me this Twelve teeth day of October 1789
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