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24 day of July 1787
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Who being on Oath says that on Sunday
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Morning last about the Hour of three O Clock He this
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zabeth Anderson
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who ask this Informant to go with Her
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to her Lodging at the same time producing a Key say
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He would be very safe yt this informt. askd sd Woman
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that sd Woman agreed to be a
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in a two pair at Stairs Fore Room that sd Woman
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took a Key out of Step poctett & opend the door of sd Room
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and after this Inted & sd Woman went in sd Woman lockd ye
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both went to Bed that this Infort counted his
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Silver in his Right hand
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pockett put there
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under his head that about an Hour afterward, he found
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she framer at the Room door and a
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where she was
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answered he came with Woman who told this Infort yt
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would Bundle him down that this Infor got up &
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Cooking Jas his Breeches found them or the Bed
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his Money took out of their that upon dressing himself
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he went down stair and soon after in a publick Room
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(the two Blue Pock) saw the sd Woman
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and sd Soldier drinking together that upon this
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Formant charging sd Woman with robbing of him
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desired it got away & that the said soldier beat
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Taken before
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this 28 day
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