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The Information of
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William Morgan
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19th. day of January 1781
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Who being upon Oath says that on Monday Night last
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he put three boxes and a band box into a Hackney Coach drove by
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a person now present who calls himself
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one Howel a Young Woman and himself got into said Coach &
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made form thence to
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where they both got out and
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he took two of the said Boxes and the Band Box out of said Coach
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asked him whether the other box
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was to come out or not to which this Informant replied it
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was to remain in the Coach, and desired said Hook, at the same
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time to take Care of it for that he should take it with him
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to
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-Says that he took said two Boxes & she
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Band Box to the House of Mr. Powel in Pased alley and on
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finding Mr. Powel out, he returned with the said young Woman
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to the said Coach which then stood the Corner of Pased Alley
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That he then called another Coach, which came up and the
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young Woman who was with him put in the Band Box Whilst this
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Informant put in said Two Boxes-that the said Young Woman
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then got in, and the Coach drove away-Says that he then
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returned to the said
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's Coach in which he had left the
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other Box. that on said Hooks opening the Door of said Coach he
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observed to this Informant that his Box was gone, and asked him
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if he had not taken it away-this Informant told him he
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had not taken it away, but had left it in his case on which
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Coach Door as the Box was Stolen away-Says that from
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