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The Informations of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n1379-1">Thomas Hodgson</rs>
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Servant to<lb></lb>
Messrs. Lawrence and Winchester of No 61 the<lb></lb>
same Place Stationers and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n1379-3">James Bolton</rs>
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taken on Oath<lb></lb>
before me this 24th. Day of July 1789.</p>
<p n="1380">Who being on Oath severally say and first the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n1380-1">Thomas Hodgson</rs>
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for himself Says that the person now present who<lb></lb>
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Calls himself <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n1380-2">William Flower</rs>
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has been his Servant about<lb></lb>
two years last past that this morning he received intelligence from<lb></lb>
the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n1380-3">John Smeeton</rs>
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that his said Servant <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n1380-4">William Flower</rs>
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had<lb></lb>
taken out of his Shop in as Clandeshire manner two bundles of Paper<lb></lb>
and as he head received no order to take out any Paper this<lb></lb>
Morning Informant immediately suspected him to have Robbed him<lb></lb>
that the two bundles of Paper called Small hand now produced he found in the<lb></lb>
Lodging of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n1380-5">James Bolton</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45036_geo871">Hungerford Market</rs>
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and the<lb></lb>
the same is the property of this Informant And the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n1380-6">John<lb></lb>
Smeeton</rs>
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for himself says that this morning about Six o'Clock as<lb></lb>
he was Standing at his Masters door which is opposite to the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n1380-7">Thomas Hodgsons</rs>
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he saw the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n1380-8">William Flower</rs>
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take two<lb></lb>
bundles of Paper out of the said Thomas Hodgsons Shop and<lb></lb>
Carry them into Harveys buildings which is close by and immediately<lb></lb>
Returned directly after which<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
a man whom he believes to be<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n1380-9">James Bolton</rs>
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also now present came out of the said Buildings<lb></lb>
with a bag which Informant Suspected to contain the two<lb></lb>
bundles of Paper he had before seen in the Possession of the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n1380-10">William Flower</rs>
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And this Informant further says that he soon<lb></lb>
after acquainted his Master with the above transaction who went<lb></lb>
to the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n1380-11">Thomas Hodgson</rs>
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whom Informant also related the same to<lb></lb>
And the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n1380-12">James Bolton</rs>
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for himself says that this Morning<lb></lb>
about Six oClock the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n1380-13">William Flower</rs>
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came to this Informant</p>
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