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<p n="2665"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45023_geo1533">Westminster</rs>
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To wit</note>
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The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n2665-1">Ann Hutchinson</rs>
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<lb></lb>
taken before me this <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45023_date166">6th. day of<lb></lb>
November 1775</rs>
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<p n="2666">Who being upon Oath saith that to<lb></lb>
the best of her knowledge and belief it was on Wednesday Evening<lb></lb>
last the first Instant<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
That three persons now present who<lb></lb>
call themselves <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n2666-1">John Smith</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n2666-2">Samuel Smith</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n2666-3">John<lb></lb>
Langford</rs>
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come into the house of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n2666-4">John Wilson</rs>
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the Bulls<lb></lb>
head in Peter Street <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45023_geo1534">Westminster</rs>
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and brought with them<lb></lb>
Six Pound of Fresh Butter which Butter <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n2666-5">Elizabeth Wilson</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45023_occ533">Wife</rs>
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of the above <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n2666-6">John Wilson</rs>
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bought of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n2666-7">John<lb></lb>
Smith</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n2666-8">Samuel Smith</rs>
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and paid them one Shilling<lb></lb>
and Eight pence for the same, that she this Informant heard<lb></lb>
one of the abovementioned persons say, That the said<lb></lb>
Butter came out of a Shop in Stratton Ground and<lb></lb>
this Informant is very sure the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n2666-9">Elizabeth Wilson</rs>
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<lb></lb>
knew when she bought the said Butter that it was Stolen<lb></lb>
out of the Shop as before mentionedThat on Saturday<lb></lb>
Night last was 7 Week this Informant saw a person now present<lb></lb>
who calls<del>themselves</del>
himself <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n2666-10">Charles Collis</rs>
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give a<lb></lb>
Picklock Key to <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n2666-12">Samuel Smith</rs>
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and told him, as he<lb></lb>
was going upon the Lay, that Key Would be of<lb></lb>
Service to himThat the same Evening the above said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n2666-13">Samuel Smith</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n2666-14">John Langford</rs>
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came into the house<lb></lb>
of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n2666-15">Elizabeth Wilson</rs>
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, where this Informant was<lb></lb>
and brought in with them, a Dimothy Petticoat, a Large<lb></lb>
Diaper Table Cloth a Shift, Two Pillow Cases, five Pair of<lb></lb>
Womens Sleeves and an odd white Stocking all wet<lb></lb>
and said they had got them out of a Copper in a<lb></lb>
house<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
in Surry and when they brought them in<lb></lb>
they were hot, that then the said Smith and Langford<lb></lb>
desired the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n2666-16">Elizabeth Wilson</rs>
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to buy the abovementioned<lb></lb>
Linen of them, which she immediately did and paid<lb></lb>
them Eight Shillings for the same that as this<lb></lb>
Informant verily believes on Friday Night last the 3rd.<lb></lb>
Instant in the Afternoon, the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45023_n2666-17">Elizabeth Wilson</rs>
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desired<lb></lb>
this Informant to go and Pawn the abovementioned</p>
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