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this 8th: Day of September 1789
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Who being Severally upon Oath say, and first the said
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for himself saith, that about the Sixth
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day of July
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last, he this Informant received a
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Fir Timber from on Board the Owan,
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then lately arrived in the
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Memell in Prusiathat the said Timber when brought
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and that on Wednesday Night the Eight day of the same
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Month of July, between the Hours of Seven and Eight
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aforesaidthat the same Night or early on Thursday
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Morning, three pieces of the said Timber were cut away
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and stolen from one of the Floats;And the said
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for himself saith, that on Thursday the Ninth Day of
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July last about the Hour of Two in the Morning, that he saw
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of Scotland Yard Lighterman, and
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Warfinger, that upon looking round, he saw a person now
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present, who calls himself
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, of whom
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he asked to whom such Timber belonged, who replied it matter'd
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not to whom said Time
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that
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some person belonging to the Wharf had agreed
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to draw it away that Morning that he asked said
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Morgan, if he had brought a Ticket or Note with
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said Timber who answered No, that there was no Occasion
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as it was to be removed so soon, that said Morgan after taking
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