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<p n="103"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45036_geo81">Middlesex</rs>
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to wit}</note>
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The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n103-1">John<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Weldon</rs>
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<del>of</del>
Servant to <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n103-2">Joseph Lee</rs>
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of<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45036_geo82">Charles Street</rs>
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Horsely down in the County of Surry <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45036_occ16">Lighterman</rs>
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and<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n103-3">Dennis Cranny</rs>
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of Music House Court Shadwell Baker Taken this 2d.<lb></lb>
day of June 1789 before me One of his Majestys <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45036_occ17">Justices of the peace</rs>
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in<lb></lb>
and for the sd. County of Middx</p>
<p n="104">Who being on their Oaths severally say and first the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n104-1">John Weldon</rs>
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for<lb></lb>
himself saith that on the 23d or 24th. of May last there was Stole from his<lb></lb>
Masters Barge No. 712 then lying on the River Thomas in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45036_geo83">City of London</rs>
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Two Tarpawlins his masters property<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
which sd. Tarpawlins<lb></lb>
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hath been found by Just. <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n104-2">Dennis Cranny</rs>
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and brought to the<lb></lb>
Virginia Planter opposite the Public office Shadwell where he this Informant<lb></lb>
has seen them (in the presence of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n104-3">Peter Greene</rs>
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Esqr.) upon the prisoner now<lb></lb>
present who says his Name is <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n104-4">Richard Wiggins</rs>
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on the 29th. of May last</p>
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<p n="106">And the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n106-1">Dennis Cranay</rs>
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for himself saith that on the 29th. of May<lb></lb>
last he received Informant of Two Tarpawlins suspected to be stole to be<lb></lb>
on Board the Sand Barge called the <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n106-2">Mary Ann</rs>
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that he Boarded the said<lb></lb>
Barge off <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45036_geo84">Blackwall</rs>
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in the sd. County of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45036_geo85">Middx</rs>
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and found therein the two<lb></lb>
Tarpawlins now produced in the possession of the prisoner now present,<lb></lb>
That Informant<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
heard <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n106-3">Wm. Elbey</rs>
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ask the prisoner how he came by sd. Tarpawlins answered<lb></lb>
they belonged to the Barge and was his masters property and was for the<lb></lb>
use of covering of Corn and this Informant lastly saith that he secured<lb></lb>
the sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n106-4">Richard Wiggins</rs>
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and brought him for Examination at the public<lb></lb>
office aforesaid</p>
<p n="107">Taken and Sworn at the public<lb></lb>
office aforesaid the day and year<lb></lb>
first above written before me}</p>
<p n="108"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n108-1">Peter Greene</rs>
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<p n="109"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n109-1">Dennis Cranny</rs>
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