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<lb></lb>
The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2330-1">James Cosby</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2330-26">Henry Leach</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2330-3">Esau Alfred</rs>
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taken before me this <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45030_date411">17 Day<lb></lb>
of November 1786</rs>
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<p n="2331">Who being on Oath say and first <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2331-1">James Cosby</rs>
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for<lb></lb>
Himself says that last Night about six o Clock a Boy non<lb></lb>
Present who calls Himself <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2331-56">Joseph Scars</rs>
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came into this Informant<lb></lb>
Shop and asked for a Pennyworth of Persons which the served<lb></lb>
Him that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2331-2">Joseph Sears</rs>
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asked the Price of Amons by the<lb></lb>
Ponn and desired this Informant to weigh a Quarter of Pound<lb></lb>
that another Boy now present who calls Himself <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2331-3">John Allen</rs>
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<lb></lb>
was Standing at the Shop Door with his Hand on a Large Loaf<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2331-4">John Allen</rs>
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lifted up the said Loaf of Sugar and Int it down<lb></lb>
nearer to the Door that upon this Informant turning Room<lb></lb>
the said Leaf of Sugar was taken away that the run out<lb></lb>
of his Shop called Stop Thief and found the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2331-5">John Allen</rs>
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<lb></lb>
and the Leaf of Sugar in the Custody of Esanelfred and<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2331-6">Henry Leach</rs>
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and this Informant further says that He<lb></lb>
had observed the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2331-7">Joseph scars</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2331-8">John Allen</rs>
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lasting<lb></lb>
in at his Shop Window a few Minutes before</p>
<p n="2332"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2332-1">Henry Leach</rs>
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for Himself says that last Night<lb></lb>
about Six o clock being in his Parlour He heard some<lb></lb>
Persons in his Passage and somebody call Jack that He<lb></lb>
went into the Passage did not see any body that Looking<lb></lb>
in the Street He saw the aforesaid <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2332-2">Joseph Sears</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2332-3">John<lb></lb>
Allen</rs>
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Running Last Mr: Cosby's Shop that He returned<lb></lb>
into his House, and about five Minutes after was called<lb></lb>
out by Mr: Alfred's little Boy to observe the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2332-4">Joseph<lb></lb>
Sears</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2332-5">John Allen</rs>
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who were Suspected by Mr: Alfred<lb></lb>
of an Intention to Rob Mr: Cosbys Shop that this Informant<lb></lb>
Law the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2332-6">John Allen</rs>
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take up a Leaf of Sugar which stood<lb></lb>
in the said Shop near the Door put it on his Shoulder and<lb></lb>
Run away and this Informant further says that he preserved<lb></lb>
the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2332-7">John Allen</rs>
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and took him with the Sugar on his Shoul-<lb></lb>
-der having never last Sight of Him</p>
<p n="2333"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2333-1">James Cosby</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2333-2">Henry Feech</rs>
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