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to Wit</note>
<lb></lb>
The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n3144-1">John Jefferies</rs>
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taken<lb></lb>
before me this 5th. day of November 1783</p>
<p n="3145">Who being upon Oath say and first the said<lb></lb>
Jefferies says that a Quantity of Leather now produced is<lb></lb>
the property of Messrs; <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n3145-1">Holmes Pike</rs>
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-and Company (this<lb></lb>
Informant Masters and was Stolen this morning out of their Shop<lb></lb>
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says that he this day<lb></lb>
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with the said<lb></lb>
Leather-And the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n3145-4">William Cole</rs>
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says that he had<lb></lb>
the said Leather a person now present who calls<lb></lb>
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Woolford</rs>
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sold the same to him and he was to pay<lb></lb>
him seven Shilling for the same</p>
<p n="3146">Sworn before me this<lb></lb>
5th. day of Novr.1783}<lb></lb>
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