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Middlesex Commitments.

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1 PEter Fliggart< no role > ,
William Stevens< no role > ,}
committed by John Sherwood< no role > and Jasper Clarke< no role > ,
Esqrs . on oath of Thomas Sinclair< no role > , for stealing
from off a wharf adjoining to the river Thames three loves and
one lump of sugar, value 40s. the property of Robert Sinclair< no role > . Dated
Dec. 13, 1779.

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2 Ann Gould< no role > , committed by John Sherwood< no role > , John Staples< no role > , and James
Spagg, Esqrs . on oath of William Herring< no role > and another, for stealing
a purse and 14 guineas in money, his property. Dated Dec. 18, 1779.

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3 Elizabeth Hill< no role > , committed by Sir John Fielding< no role > , Knt . and Sampson,
Wright,
< no role > Esq ; on oath of Samuel Dillow< no role > , for stealing in the city of
London a leather pocket-book containing a Bank note of the value of
10l. his property. Dated Dec. 29, 1779.

4 Jane Williams< no role > , committed by J. Sherwood, Esq ; on oath of William
Redman,
< no role > for stealing a silver watch, value 20s. his property. Dated
Dec. 31, 1779.

[mark] 5 David Brown< no role > Dignan, brought Jan. 1, 1780, from on board the Justitia
Hulk, in the river Thames , by an order under his Majesty< no role > 's sign-
manual, to remain in his Majesty< no role > 's gaol of Newgate until the expiration
of the term of his sentence, or until his Majesty< no role > 's pleasure in further known.

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6 Peter Morgan< no role > , committed by D. Wilmot< no role > , Esq ; on oath of John
Humphreys and
< no role > another, for feloniously receiving and having in the
city of London one silver table-spoon, the property of the said John
Humphreys, before feloniously stolen by some ill-disposed person un-
known, (the said Peter well knowing the said spoon to have been stolen)
and for receiving, harbouring, and maintaining the said ill-disposed
person, knowing him to have committed the said felony. Dated
Jan. 4, 1780.

7 John Nixon< no role > , from Clerkenwell-bridewell , committed by J. Girdler, Esq;
on oath of Thomas Woolley< no role > , on suspicion of stealing a pair of silver
tea-tongs, the property unknown. Dated Dec. 8, 1779.

Detained on oath of John Berrow< no role > , on suspicion of burglariously breaking
and entering his dwelling-house, and stealing a pair of silver tea-tongs,
a silver pap-spoon, 4 silver tea-spoons, and a quantitiy of halfpence,
his property. Dated Dec. 10, 1779.

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8 Charlotte Walker< no role > This name instance is in set 1436. , from Clerkenwell-bridewell , committed by Charles
Triquett,
< no role > Esq ; on oath of Matthew Deverell< no role > , on suspicion of stealing
from his person a red Morocco pocket-book, with the name Matthew
Deverell on the inside, containing a bank note for 20l. and sundry other
papers. Dated Dec. 17, 1779.

9 James Steward< no role > , for New-prison , committed by W. Blackborow, Esq;
on oath of John Jennings< no role > and another, on suspicion of stealing a cask
containing five gallons of Geneva, the property of Philip Booth< no role > and Co.
Dated Dec. 11, 1779.

Detained on oath of Philip Booth< no role > and another, for stealing in his dwelling-
house a cask containing 5 gallons of Geneva. Dated Dec. 15, 1779.




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