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<p n="1569"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45024_geo1023">Middlesex</rs>
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The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45024_n1569-1">William<lb></lb>
Gunn</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45024_geo1024">Red Cross Street</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45024_geo1025">East Smithfield</rs>
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in the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45024_geo1026">St. Botolph Aldgate</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45024_occ343">Labourer</rs>
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Taken this 1st. day of August<lb></lb>
1781 before me one of his Majestys<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45024_occ344">Jsutices of the Peace</rs>
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in and for the<lb></lb>
said County.</p>
<p n="1570">Who being on his Oath Saith that on the<lb></lb>
30th. day of July last he was Employed by Captain<lb></lb>
James Inner Master of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45024_geo1027">Ship Mary</rs>
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Ann then<lb></lb>
lying off Shadwell Deck Hairs to take Care of and<lb></lb>
Watch the Cargo of the said Ship Consisting of Pyments<lb></lb>
Sugar Rums etc. in Consequence whereof he went on<lb></lb>
Board said Ship and was there when part of the<lb></lb>
Cargo was unloaded out of the Ship into a Lighter<lb></lb>
and that between the hours of Twelve and One O Clock<lb></lb>
in the Morning of the first day of August Inst.<lb></lb>
having Iron walking the Ships Deck and being a little<lb></lb>
Drowry Sat himself down upon an Armed Chest but<lb></lb>
had Sat there a very Short Space of time when Starting<lb></lb>
up of a Sudden he perceived a man now present who<lb></lb>
calls himself <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45024_n1570-1">John Jones</rs>
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(in the Lighter<del>in</del>
which had<lb></lb>
received part of the said Ships Cargo) with a Bag<lb></lb>
of Pyments (here produced ) in his Arms. upon which<lb></lb>
he called out Stop Thief when immediately after Mr.<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45024_n1570-2">John Dunn</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45024_occ345">Mate of the said Ship</rs>
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Mary Ann came<lb></lb>
upon Deck & Jumping in the Lighter secured the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45024_n1570-3">John Jones</rs>
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who on being Asked by the Mate what<lb></lb>
he was Annvered he was an Officer belonging to the<lb></lb>
next Ship.</p>
<p n="1571">Saith that the Pyments was Deposited in the</p>
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