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to Wit}</note>
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That Information <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45026_n219-1">Elizabeth King</rs>
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Servant to <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45026_n219-2">Christiana<lb></lb>
Foster</rs>
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of Wolbank Street <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45026_geo148">Cavendish Square</rs>
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and<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45026_n219-3">William Harris</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45026_occ66">Servant</rs>
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to Mr.. Heather of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45026_geo149">Long<lb></lb>
Acre</rs>
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Pawnbroker taken before me this 20th. day<lb></lb>
of December on 1781</p>
<p n="220">Who being upon Oath say and first the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45026_n220-1">Elizabeth<lb></lb>
King</rs>
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says that a person now present who calls himself <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45026_n220-2">John<lb></lb>
Beard</rs>
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came to this Informant at her said Mistress's<lb></lb>
House Yesterday and staid a few MinutesThat a few Minutes<lb></lb>
after he was gone she missed the Silver Table Spoon<lb></lb>
now produced and is very sure the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45026_n220-3">John Beard</rs>
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stole the sameAnd the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45026_n220-4">William Harris</rs>
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says<lb></lb>
that this day the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45026_n220-5">John Beard</rs>
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offered to Sell<lb></lb>
him the said Silver Table Spoon on which his said<lb></lb>
Master took him into Custody</p>
<p n="221">Sworn before me this<lb></lb>
20th. day of Decemr. 1781}</p>
<p n="222"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45026_n222-1">Thos: Gilbert</rs>
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<p n="223"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45026_n223-1">Eliz King</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45026_n223-2">William Harris</rs>
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