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in the said County White Smith
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taken on Oath before us this 24th day
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of December 1782.
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First this Informant
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for himself on his
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Oath Saith that on Sunday last being the twenty second day
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of December Inst.
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Whites Yard aforesaid That a
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Silver Watch his Property was then hanging up in the
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Room That the said
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this Informant "the Watch did not go" upon which he this
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Informant took the Watch down and put it on the Table
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That the said
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Richard Barnes
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then went down into the
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Court and the this Informant followed him and saw him
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BoysThat white he this Informant was talking with
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his Landlord at the Door the said
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again
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went up Stair
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and presently returned That on this Informants going
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into his room he
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missed his Watch and
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Suspecting that the said
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Richard Barnes
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had stole it
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he immediately pursued and Took him and delivered
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him into the Custody of
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James Mathews
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That the Brass
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Compasses now produced by the said
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James Mathews
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are the Property of him this Informant and believes were
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Stolen out of his Room at the time aforesaid and That the
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two Boys now Present who call themselves
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George
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were the two Boys who
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were playing with the said
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aforesaid
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at
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about the time he was Robbed.
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This Informant
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James Mathews
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for himself on his
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Oath saith that he apprehended and took into Custody
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the said
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Richard Barnes
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and on Searching him found
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in his Pocket the Brass Compasses now by him
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Produced
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And this Informant
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George Reynolds
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for himself
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on his Oath Saith that he was Playing with the said
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Richard Barnes
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James Church
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in
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Angel Court
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afsd on Sunday last That the said
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Richard Barnes
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went
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into a
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House there and soon after
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returned that as they were going away together
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