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Taken on Oath before me
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Robert Smith
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Majestys
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Twentieth day of January 1789
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William
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Seaby
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hanging today
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) take the
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three five
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Shirts Six Shifts one Cotton Gown and one Cotton Night Cap
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Produced and
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now
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them and Saw them throw the Senner away and apprehended
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Weatherhead
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when
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Shields was Apprehended by some other
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Person he is Certain Presiners are the Persons who Stole said
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Property that it is his property and is of the Value of
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Forty Shillings and the said
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Elizabeth Seaby
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and are her husband Property and the said
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for himself Saith that he was washing his Masters Carsge
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that he heard the Cry of Stop thief and Immediatly Turned
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Round when he saw Shields drop the Gown produced
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Taken and Sined the day and
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Year first above Written Before me}
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Rob Smith
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