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<p n="707"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15083_geo467">Middlesex</rs>
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To wit</note>
<lb></lb>
The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15083_n707-1">William Prescott</rs>
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<lb></lb>
and <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15083_n707-2">Evelyn Pierpoint</rs>
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taken before me<lb></lb>
this <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15083_date64">9th. day of May 1772</rs>
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<p n="708">Who being upon Oath says and first the said Evelyn Pierpoint<lb></lb>
for himself says that at different Times great Quantities of<lb></lb>
Cottons and Linens the property of the said Evelyn Pierpoint<lb></lb>
and his Partner <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15083_n708-1">Thomas Thompson</rs>
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have been delivered to Messrs<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15083_n708-2">John Gross</rs>
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and his Partner one Bedwell <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15083_occ255">Callico Printers</rs>
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at<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15083_geo468">Garratt</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15083_geo469">Surry</rs>
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to be printed for this Informant and his said<lb></lb>
Partner, and that great Quantities of the said Cottons and Linens<lb></lb>
have never been delivered back to this Informant and his said<lb></lb>
Partner, and the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15083_n708-4">William Prescott</rs>
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for himself says that<lb></lb>
the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15083_n708-5">John Gross</rs>
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and the said Bedwell are both absconded<lb></lb>
and that great Quantities of Goods which they had of this<lb></lb>
Informant's and his Partner <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15083_n708-6">Richard Harris</rs>
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are missing,<lb></lb>
and these Informants further say that they do verily<lb></lb>
believe the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15083_n708-7">John Gross</rs>
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and Bedwell have stolen the<lb></lb>
said Goods and that they have received Information and<lb></lb>
do verily believe that considerable Quantities of their<lb></lb>
Goods that were stolen as aforesaid are now concealed on<lb></lb>
board the Vessel called the <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15083_n708-8">John Galley</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15083_n708-9">Ebenezer Symmes</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Master now lying at or near <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15083_geo470">Iron Gate</rs>
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<p n="709">Sworn before me<lb></lb>
May 9 1772}<lb></lb>
W Kelyngs</p>
<p n="710">Evelyn Pierepont<lb></lb>
W Prescott</p>
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