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The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n431-1">John Grimes</rs>
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taken this 8th. day of Jany: 1788 Who being<lb></lb>
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for himself Saith last night<lb></lb>
Between the hours of Ten and Eleven he Saw the persons present who say their name large <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n431-10">Cuthbert<lb></lb>
Rutledge</rs>
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askd after the went out out about Ten minutes he went out and hearing a Jingling of Iron<lb></lb>
he turned about and Saw there Barrs of Iron which Rutledge and Butler had said other may coming from<lb></lb>
a Lighter having Iron board lying at the head of the Ship Themis Capl <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n431-7">David Nixon</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45037_geo344">Petersburgh</rs>
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lying in Bill Wharf TierWhich Barrs they laid Down and sagd Three person<lb></lb>
with another returned to the Said Booth drinkSays he waited until they left the said<lb></lb>
Booth when he went to his Brethren who were in the Watch boat near <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45037_geo345">Shadwell Dock</rs>
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who<lb></lb>
he told what he had seenThat they went with him to a first in taking said men that he<lb></lb>
was foremast heard said talking and saw them with the Said Barrs two of<lb></lb>
which they put on Shepherd wharf and the other bar he saw piched up by one of his<lb></lb>
AssistantsThat he brought one of the Said Barrs to the watchouse <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n431-8">John Taylor</rs>
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one other her<lb></lb>
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Kendall</rs>
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the other bar</p>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n432-1">John<figure rend="mark"></figure>
Grimes</rs>
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mark</p>
<p n="433">Taken and Sworn<lb></lb>
The <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45037_date85">8th of Jany 1789</rs>
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Before me <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n433-1">John Staples</rs>
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on oath say, he was one who had the Watch at <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45037_geo346">Shadwell Dock</rs>
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Stairs That between<lb></lb>
the hours of Two and three this morning <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n434-2">John Grimes</rs>
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came to him and Says there were some<lb></lb>
people who had been robbing a Lighter of IronThat <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n434-8">Cuthr. Rutledge</rs>
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was one that three other<lb></lb>
he could not tell their namessays he with <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n434-4">Richard Speight</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n434-5">Samuel Kendal</rs>
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and<lb></lb>
Mr. Mason went with him to take the people who had robbed Said LighterThat <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n434-6">John Grimes</rs>
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<lb></lb>
directed them to the place where he expected to find them near Cole StairsWhich Stairs they<lb></lb>
went down and then he saw <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n434-9">Cuthbert Rutledge</rs>
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with one of the Barrs of iron produced on her Knee<lb></lb>
on Stepherd or WharfWho called ye his on seeing them and let the Said Bar fall and run away</p>
<p n="435">Taken and Sworn<lb></lb>
The <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45037_date86">8th. of Jany 1789</rs>
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Before me <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n435-1">John Staples</rs>
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<p n="437"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n437-1">John Cheesman</rs>
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on his oath saith this morning about the hour of Four he took<lb></lb>
Cuthbert Rutledge in a place called <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45037_geo347">Bluecoat fields Shadwell</rs>
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by Direction of Grimes<lb></lb>
and Taylor for Stealing of Iron</p>
<p n="438">Taken and Sworn<lb></lb>
The <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45037_date87">8th. of Jany 1789</rs>
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Before me <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n438-1">John Staples</rs>
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<p n="440"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n440-1">George Kerr</rs>
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Oath Saith he is make of the Themis Cap <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n440-2">David Nixon</rs>
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from<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45037_geo348">Peterburgh</rs>
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lying in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45037_geo349">Bell Wharf</rs>
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Tier That a Lighter called the Industry<lb></lb>
having a Quantity of Barr Iron in which came out of said Ship the property<lb></lb>
of some Merchants in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45037_geo350">London</rs>
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who he thinks are Messr. Thompson and<lb></lb>
Peters lyes at the head of the said ship has been robbed of some of the<lb></lb>
said Iron some time last night That he has seen the Three Barn<lb></lb>
of Iron produced he has not a Doubt said Bars are some of the Iron which was<lb></lb>
Stole out of said Lighter last night</p>
<p n="441"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n441-1">George Kerr</rs>
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<p n="442">Taken and Sworn<lb></lb>
The <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45037_date88">8th of Jany 1789</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Before me<lb></lb>
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