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19th October 1776 - 6th December 1780

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Image 183 of 37626th June 1780


London ss.


The Information of James Lucas< no role > of Warwick Court
Warwick Lane Newgate Street London Poulterer Who
being on Oath saith that the Morning after the fire at
Mr. Langdale; House at Holborn Bridge , he saw Mrs.
Wilson, the Wife of Mr. Zachariah Wilson< no role > , [..] in Newgate
Market, who informed him that she saw William
Cacker the Prisoner now under Examination the night
before assisting another Man in throwing a Box into
the Fire in Fleet Market , and the same Morning he
saw the said William Caster< no role > the Prisoner and challenged
him with it who then told this Informant that the
reason why he did it was, to prevent his Barrow
from being burnt, which they would have thrown
into the Fire had he not assisted.

Taken and sworn at Guildhall London
26 June 1780 before me}
Watkin Lewes< no role >

James Lucas< no role >




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