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<p n="232"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45037_geo178">Middlesex</rs>
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The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n232-1">Mary Smith</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n232-2">Catherine<del>May</del>
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Lee</rs>
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taken on Oath the 5th. day of January 1789 before<lb></lb>
me one of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace for<lb></lb>
the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45037_geo179">County of Middlesex</rs>
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<p n="233">This Informant <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n233-1">Mary Smith</rs>
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Saith that She lives in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45037_geo180">Cross<lb></lb>
Cane</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45037_geo181">Long Acre</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45037_geo182">parish of Saint Martin in the fields</rs>
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and<lb></lb>
that on Christmas day last about One o'Clock she and her<lb></lb>
husband both went out to see a friend and left <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n233-2">Catherine<lb></lb>
Lee</rs>
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in the Apartment And Saith that about Nine o Clock<lb></lb>
at might One of the Lodgers came to <gap reason="illegible"></gap>
inform her that her<lb></lb>
place was broke open and stript and when she came<lb></lb>
home She found her place Stript of wearing apparel and<lb></lb>
household furniture & And that a Tea Chest, three<lb></lb>
silver Tea Spoons a Gown and a quantity of other<lb></lb>
Wearing Apparel and things now produced by the Officer<lb></lb>
is the property of this Informants Husband and the<lb></lb>
Same that was stolen from her<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
apartments as<lb></lb>
aforesaid.</p>
<p n="234">The Mark of<lb></lb>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n234-1">Mary Smith</rs>
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<p n="235">This Informant <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n235-1">Catherine Lee</rs>
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Saith that She on<lb></lb>
Christmas day last was left in the apartment of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n235-2">Mathew<lb></lb>
Smith</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45037_geo183">Cross Lane</rs>
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abovesaid and went out to Dinner<lb></lb>
between two and three o'Clock and double Locked the<lb></lb>
door and took the Key with her and returned about<lb></lb>
Ten and had the Key with her but on her return found<lb></lb>
Mr. Smith and his Wife at home and that the<lb></lb>
place had been broke open Robbed.</p>
<p n="236">The Mark of<lb></lb>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n236-1">Catherine Lee</rs>
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<p n="237">Taken and Sworn the<lb></lb>
<rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45037_date46">5th. day of January 1789</rs>
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before me}<lb></lb>
D. Wilmot</p>
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