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Taken and Sworn this
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16 Feby 1789
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>
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>
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>
</
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>
Mark
</
p
>
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p
n
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>
Joseph Notting says he know nothing about them that
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
the Gentleman took him as he was walking along by the Glass house
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>
</
lb
>
that he lives in
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>
Eastsmith field
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worked sometime admiting Coal Sach
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lb
>
</
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>
and was coming from
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>
Greenland Dock
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inst
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interp
inst
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=
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=
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>
</
interp
>
and was going home
</
p
>
<
p
n
=
"792"
>
The Declaration of Joseph Notting as taken by
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gap
reason
=
"illegible"
>
</
gap
>
the day and Year
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
before mentioned where puses to sign the same
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p
>
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p
n
=
"793"
>
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rs
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=
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>
John Staples
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>
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inst
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>
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lb
>
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>
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rs
type
=
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>
Peter Greene
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>
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>
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</
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>
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