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9th September 1777 - 27th May 1779

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The Information of Elizabeth Paget< no role >
the Wife of Edward Paget< no role > , who, about two Years ago
was transportedsays, that John Jones< no role > now present
Hugh Mulby< no role > and James Wright< no role > on Tuesday the third
Day of December Instant, brought some of the [..] Cottons now produced
to her Apartment about Eight o'Clock in the Evening
that they came a second time about a quarter of an hour
after with Sarah Waltham< no role > and Mary Short< no role > and
each brought some more of these Cottons-that the
Women (whom she understood these Men met by the
Way) had each some in their Aprons-they went away
a second time to a Public House-the two Women
returned and asked her to help them to [..] some
Person who would buy them-that she went with
them to Mrs Clarke's, and she said it did not suit her
they left some Remnants there-they returned to
Pagets Room, and took another parcel to the House
of Elizabeth Ireland< no role > and asked her to buy them-she
said, her Daughters were not within and she could
say nothing to them-they left these Things.

That the three Men declared they got these Cottons
in Cloth Fair , out of a Window that Evening

That she this Informant went from Mrs Ireland's
to Mrs Clark where the two Women were to call for her
that the piece of Cotton found by Ryder as if thrown
over the Pailing, were so thrown over by her-that
this Informant and the two Women cut the Pieces, and
that they put the two Remnants found in Clerk's House
into the Grunk where they were found

This Informant further says, that the three Men
the first Turn brought eight whole pieces, and the
second Turn three pieces more in all eleven Pieces, to
the best of her remembrance and belief that neither
Clark nor his Son, who are now in Custody know any
thing about these Cottons

And their Informant further saith that about
a month ago she bought of Joseph Felkin< no role > five




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