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The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n1385-1">James Hilhan</rs>
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taken before me <lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n1385-2">George Reid</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45036_occ270">Esquire</rs>
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, one of his Majesty's <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45036_occ271">Justices of <lb></lb>
the Peace</rs>
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in and for the sd. County this 13th. Day <lb></lb>
of August 1789</p>
<p n="1386">Who being duly sworn upon his Oath sayeth that about <lb></lb>
Ten o'Clock last Night, he was Standing in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45036_geo876">St. James</rs>
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look at the Lights, that he was surrounded by the Man &<lb></lb>
Woman new presents he calls. themselves <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n1386-1">James King</rs>
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<del>and</del>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n1386-2">Francis Agar</rs>
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and Elizabeth B<obscured></obscured>
along with it an other Woman not yet taken<lb></lb>
and violently hustled by him about, which made him apprehend <lb></lb>
they wanted to pick his Pocket, upon which he asked the <lb></lb>
Man what was meant by such Proceeding and endeavoured <lb></lb>
to extricate himself from themthat he was then pressed <lb></lb>
still close, and received a Blaw in the Face from the Many<lb></lb>
and was challenged by him to fight, which he de<obscured></obscured>
ining <lb></lb>
Man immediately Struck him a second violently Blow the<lb></lb>
made him fallthat about three Minutes before he was <lb></lb>
attached as above described; he had Four Shillings in Silver <lb></lb>
in his Breecher Pocket and a Pocket handkerchief all which <lb></lb>
were taken from him at the Sine of the said Scuffle And <lb></lb>
this Informant is clear and positive that the Persons now <lb></lb>
present who call himself <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n1386-4">James King</rs>
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is the Person who <lb></lb>
Struck him and knocked him down as aforesaid and is <lb></lb>
also positive that the Woman now present who calls himself <lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n1386-5">Thomas Agar</rs>
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is one of the Three who were in Company<lb></lb>
with and aiding with the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n1386-6">James King</rs>
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in nothing <lb></lb>
him as aforesaid and likewise that the Woman now <lb></lb>
present who calls herself <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n1386-7">Elizabeth Blissenham</rs>
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he verily<lb></lb>
believes to have been another of the Women who were aiding<lb></lb>
and Assisting in robbing of him as aforesaid</p>
<p n="1387">Sworn before me the Day<lb></lb>
and Year above written}<lb></lb>
Geo: Reid</p>
<p n="1388">his <lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n1388-1">James<figure rend="mark"></figure>
Hilham</rs>
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Mark</p>
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