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<p n="872"> <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15093_date133">19th November 1782</rs>
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<p n="873"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Nokes</note>
At Blackmore, Essexhis Father John lives at Childreys<lb></lb>
is about 20brot up to Husbandrylast Place Mr.<lb></lb>
Richardson, Keeper of Stage Coach, at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15093_geo887">Northfleet</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15093_occ447">quitted</rs>
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<lb></lb>
him about three monthslived with him about six<lb></lb>
Months as Horse Keeperwas 14 or 15 Years old, when<lb></lb>
he left his Fatherlooked after the Stock, and<del>book'd after</del>
<lb></lb>
did every thing there was to doAfterwards went to<lb></lb>
Chathamlived at WarleyFather & him cod not agree,<lb></lb>
wch occasioned his going to <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15093_geo888">Chatham</rs>
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, where he worked upon<lb></lb>
the King's Works about half a Yearworked at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15093_geo889">Brompton</rs>
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Hill for 9s. a WeekAfterwards went to Minster in<lb></lb>
the Isle of Shippey, and worked for Mr Brett at 10s/6d a<lb></lb>
Week and Board, to go with his Horsesworked also as<lb></lb>
dayLabourer 7 or 8 Weeks at 1s/6d a daythen lived<lb></lb>
with <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15093_n873-1">Mr Onsley</rs>
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at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15093_geo890">Chatham</rs>
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, Partner in the Coaches<lb></lb>
remained with <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15093_n873-2">Mr Onsley</rs>
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about three Monthsthen<lb></lb>
worked at the Whitening about a Monththen came to<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15093_n873-3">Richardson's</rs>
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& lived about 3 Quarters of a Year<lb></lb>
then took to Smuggling at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15093_geo891">St Margate's</rs>
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at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15093_geo892">Rochester</rs>
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First<lb></lb>
rode for them, about two monthsMr Smith's Stables<lb></lb>
Facing Chatham Yard Gatehe lived just beyond the<lb></lb>
turning going down to <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15093_geo893">Brompton</rs>
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then smuggled for<lb></lb>
himselfkept a horse up at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15093_geo894">St. Margarets</rs>
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the Stable<lb></lb>
belongs to the Roebucklost his horse between <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15093_geo895">Gravesend</rs>
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and <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15093_geo896">Chatham</rs>
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, coming with a Load of Goodswas down<lb></lb>
at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15093_geo897">Rochester</rs>
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three days agocame up to see his Aunts<lb></lb>
and Friends by the Chatham Coach, outsideGrays<lb></lb>
Follows the samehas known Gray 3 Yearsknew<lb></lb>
him first in Londonhis Aunt lived in an Alley near<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15093_geo898">Piccadilly</rs>
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1st knew Gray there by his courting his<lb></lb>
AuntGray was out of Placebor. one of the Pistols<lb></lb>
Yesterday somewhere this side Holborn Barrs in the<lb></lb>
Streetwere in a handkerchief sd. he had Pistols to<lb></lb>
sellhe kept running after them & wod persuade them to<lb></lb>
buy themSunday at duskan entire Stranger, & 1st.<lb></lb>
accosted themGray & he clubbed a likepd two ½ Guas</p>
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