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taken on Oath this 20th. day of October 1789.
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And first
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John Towson
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for himself says
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That on Sunday noon last he orderd Mrs. Net
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Bay to drivers Four live Sheep
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Markd Three Stro
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a Cross the shoulder and one across the Fours
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head to to hill fields that on Friday Morning one of the said
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Yoe Sheep was Prossing That this Morning (in the Callas
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He
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in newport to
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this Infor joured the shirs of the Sheep
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that he had last marted as aforesaid and that the Skin now Prot
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he beleives to be the Very Same Skin of the Street that he believes
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was feloniously
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taken from
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smith the property of himself &
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William
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his Parties
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John Jenson
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Richd. marry an Says that on thursday
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last between she House of Five Six o Clock he saw four ship
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belonging to
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which he Knew by the
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Middlesex
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Thos, Harwood
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on Oath Says that on
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Friday night last between the Hour of sex
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Seven O Clock
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the person now present that calls himself Richd. Broom head
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called at his shop no
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and askd him the price
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at Sheep Shins adding he was poor wanted Money to go to
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Markett with and Hord to Sell a sheep Shird that this
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Infort (not Suspecting) brought the Skin new produced for
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one Shillings nine pence of the prisoner
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Sworn this 20th. day st October
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1789
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Robt. Abington
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