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day of February 1783
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Who being upon Oath say and First the said
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Rebecca
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for herself on her Oath saith that she is the Daughter
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the same Day a Pain of Glass was taken out of the
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aforesaid and that three Glass Tumblers
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a Small Glass Bottle a Quantity of Blue and Peas taken
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out of the Window of the said House and that the
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and Stolen at the
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This Informant Samuel Argo for himself on his Oath saith
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That he Lodger at the House of the said
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Samuel Wood
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that on Thursday Evening the Sixth
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Rebecca Smith
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about Eight o' Clock in the
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Evening he heard a rustling under the Window of
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the said House that he went to the Door and
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there saw the Boy now present who says his Name is
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Thomas
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the Window had been broke open and several things taken
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Thomas
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and found in his Pocket a Quantity of Peas That
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up a Glass Tumbler a small Glass Bottle and a Quantity
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of Blue which he now produces.
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and This Informant Thomas Hogarth for himself on his
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Oath saith that on the Evening of the said 6th day of
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February Instant he was in Company with the said
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at Mile End together with one
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James
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Thomas Wilson
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and
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James Birch
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did
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take out a Pain of Glass from a WIndow
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in a House at Mile End afsd. and he believes they did
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take something out of the said Window but what he cannot
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tell and that he never was
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never
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concerned in any other
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Robbery.
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Sworn the 11th day of Feby
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1783 before us
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"LMOBPS45027_n558-2"
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=
"gender"
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"male"
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>
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p
n
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his
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
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rs
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"persName"
id
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>
Thomas
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Hogarth
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interp
inst
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"LMOBPS45027_n559-1"
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=
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=
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interp
>
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interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45027_n559-1"
type
=
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=
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interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45027_n559-1"
type
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"male"
>
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>
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Mark
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p
>
</
div1
>
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