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The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45024_n1547-1">William Thomas</rs>
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Thorne taken and<lb></lb>
made on Oath before me one of his Majestys<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45024_occ337">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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in and for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45024_geo999">County of<lb></lb>
Middlesex</rs>
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the 11th. day of August 1781.</p>
<p n="1548">This Informant on his Oath saith that he is Shopman to<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45024_n1548-1">Michael Mitchell</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45024_occ338">Tobacconist</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45024_geo1000">Shoreditch</rs>
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. That having<lb></lb>
been requested by his said Master to search the Pockets of one<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45024_n1548-2">Richard Hardy</rs>
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<del>ig</del>
who worked for the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45024_n1548-3">Michael Mitchell</rs>
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<lb></lb>
and whom he Inspected of having at sundry times robbed<lb></lb>
him of a Quantity of Tobacco, this Informant one the sixth day<lb></lb>
of August instant on the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45024_n1548-4">Richard Hardings</rs>
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going<lb></lb>
from his Work in the Evening accd. suspecting he had some<lb></lb>
Tobacco concealed about him belonging to Mr. Mitchell<lb></lb>
which he intended to Steal, desired the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45024_n1548-5">Richard Hardy</rs>
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to come back again into the Shop (he having left the same)<lb></lb>
which he did. That this Informant took him into the<lb></lb>
Counting House adjoining and in the presence of two other<lb></lb>
Journey men who work for Mr. Mitchell searched the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45024_n1548-6">Richard Hardy</rs>
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and found in his great Coat Pockets<lb></lb>
a Quantity of loose Tabacco of the weight of one pound<lb></lb>
which this Informant says was the Property of the said<lb></lb>
Mr. Mitchel and was stolen by him the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45024_n1548-7">Richard<lb></lb>
Hardy</rs>
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<p n="1549">D Wilmot</p>
<p n="1550">W J Thorn</p>
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