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The Information of
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Hugh Temple
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taken before me
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this 26. day of July 1769
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Who being Oath Says that he knows
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William Litch
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field, Joseph
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Stack house and
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Joseph Posnett
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who are all common Thieves, says that on Saturday
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Morning last about one or two o'Clock the said Willim Litch field and this
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Informant robbed some Gentleman and Ladies in two Coaches near Bays-
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-water of some Money and a Gold repeating Watch which Watch this Informant
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left in the Care of the said
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William Litchfield
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, says that on Thursday Night
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last the said
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William Litchfield
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and this Informant robbed a Gentleman
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and two Ladies on this Side the Alms houses on the Clapham Road of a Guinea
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and Six pence and Some other Money that one of the said Ladies begged they
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would Spare her King which they did, that the same Night the Said
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William Litchfield
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and this Informant robbes two Men with a Cart near
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Clapham, that on Monday Night the 17th. of July Instant the said
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William
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Litchfield
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the said
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Joseph Stackhouse
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and this Informant
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Stopped two Women & two Men in the Bishop's Walk Lambatt on first took
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Men they robbed of a Silver Watch, that on the Saturday Night preceding
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the said Robbery the Said
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Joseph Stackhouse
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the said
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William Litchfield
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and this Informant robbed a Man in a Cart near
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Paddington
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of a Silver
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Watch and Some Money which Watch the said Joseph Stack house
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carried to parson at Mr Tripp's in
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St. Martin's Lane
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, that one Night
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about a fortnight ago the Said
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William Litchfield
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and this Informant
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stopped three Post Chaises on the Wand Sworth Road, that they robbed the
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Post Boy belonging to one of the said Chaises of a Silver Watch which they
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afterwards sold to a Stranger and that they likewise robbed a Lady in the Said
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Chaises of eighteen pence and a Silver Thimble, that they robbed a Gentleman
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in another of the said Chaises of six Shillings and told him they were Soldiers
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that they robbed the Post Boy belonging to the other Chaise of Some Money
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that about a fortnight ago the Said William Litchfields and this Informant
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robbed two Gentleman near the Cow and Calves near
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Little Chelsea
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of
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some Money and Some Medals which Medals they threes away,
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