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Jacob Nordan,
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taken before me this 26th. day of
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April 1783
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says that a Man was (employed by this Informants Wife on the 30th. day
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of May last as a Porter to carry a Box or Portmant can and a
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That he observed said Man whilst his Wife and he were talking
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and paid him eight pence and as he thinks a pint of Porter for
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carrying the same, and further says that he doth verily believe a
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to
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be the Person who was employed as aforesaid, but on Enquiry
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afterwards at the Ram Inn
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aforesaid he found he had never carried said Boxes to said Ram Inn
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to a Man on said 30th day of
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May last which Boxes
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contained a White Sattin Gown now produced a white Cambrick
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Polonese and Coat, a Chintz Pattern Gown-a Black mode Clock
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and other Wearing Apparel to the value of Forty pounds
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and upwards and further says that she doth verily believe that
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said Boxes were delivered to said
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says that she was present when said Boxes were
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the Person to whom they were deliveredThe said
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Samuel Glade
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Says that a white Sattin Gown now produced was pawned at his
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Shop in June last by a Woman-That the next day the said
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and the said
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came to his Shop and said Simon Emanuel
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paid
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him for the gown by the desire of said
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and
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said he was going to Sell the same to said EmanuelThe
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said
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Simon Emanuel
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That the said
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and he met by Accident about nine Months agoThat said
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Williams told this Informant he had a handsome Gown and other
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things in Pawn which wanted to Sell and asked him to
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go with him and but the sameThat he met said Williams
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by Appointment the same day abt. ½ part 1 o Clock when he
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