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The Informations of
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of
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April 1789
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before me One of his Majestys Justices of the Peace in and
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for the said County.
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Who being on their Oaths Severally Say and first the said
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for himself Saith that On Saturday night last between Eight and nine
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O Clock. he made Fast his Bout to one of the Chains at the
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. That about Ten O Clock on Sunday night he went
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away by some person or persons to this Informant unknown, That the
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next morning he was Informed by
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that his Boat was
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for having hurt, Stolen Goods in her, That he
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is the Boat he so fastened in Saturday night last at the
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and had been taken away as aforesaidAnd this Informant
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for himself Saith that between Ten and Eleven O Clock on
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Sunday night last he was going with a Tare from
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On Board
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the Ship William lying in
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half Tier, and that he saw a Boat
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in which were two men quitlong off from the Bow of the Vessell to Drop
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a Stern when Informant diseveral the Harvser now produced hanging
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a Knife, Saith
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the man
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(who had the Hutts) then Rowed away
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Rowed after them and when he got alongside asked where they were going
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away to
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their Landing at
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he called out Stop Thief when they ran up the
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and Endeavered to Escaped that One of the Men did get away
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but the person now present who says his Name is
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was Soon
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after Stopped by
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John Brock
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and secured and brought 10 Informant.
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And that he verily believes he is one of the persons who was in the Boat and
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who ran away on his calling out Stop Thief.
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Taken and Sworn the dan and
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Year first above written before me}
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Peter Greene
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John Barber
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his
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John
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Ellis
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John Lindsay
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Says that One Sunday night last about half part Eleven O Clock
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Surname from
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Deptford
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in a Boat to See a Trund in
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London
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>
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type
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value
=
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>
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inst
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type
=
"type"
value
=
"undefined"
>
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interp
>
and that he was
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lb
>
</
lb
>
Taken soon after he Landid but at what Stairs he knows not by
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type
=
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id
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John Brock
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>
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inst
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>
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inst
=
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type
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"Brock"
>
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>
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interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45037_n1227-2"
type
=
"gender"
value
=
"male"
>
</
interp
>
</
p
>
<
p
n
=
"1228"
>
Taken Signed and declare of to be
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
the Truth the day and year first above written
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
before me
</
p
>
<
p
n
=
"1229"
>
<
rs
type
=
"persName"
id
=
"LMOBPS45037_n1229-1"
>
Peter Green
</
rs
>
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interp
inst
=
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type
=
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value
=
"Peter"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45037_n1229-1"
type
=
"surname"
value
=
"Green"
>
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interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45037_n1229-1"
type
=
"gender"
value
=
"male"
>
</
interp
>
</
p
>
<
p
n
=
"1230"
>
her
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
<
rs
type
=
"persName"
id
=
"LMOBPS45037_n1230-1"
>
John
<
figure
rend
=
"mark"
>
</
figure
>
Lindsay
</
rs
>
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interp
inst
=
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type
=
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=
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>
</
interp
>
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interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45037_n1230-1"
type
=
"surname"
value
=
"Lindsay"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45037_n1230-1"
type
=
"gender"
value
=
"male"
>
</
interp
>
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Mark
</
p
>
</
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>
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