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6th. day of January 1773
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they told him that they had broke open the East India
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Tea some time ago which they had disposed of, that this
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& would give this Informant a Share the
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same as if he was with them by which this Informant verily
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believes they meant to break open the said Ware house, that
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on Thursday the 31st. of December last this Informant seeing
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by an Advertisement in the Newspaper that the said Ware
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house had been broke open and a great Quantity of Silk
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Handkerchiefs stolen went to the said
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who
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told this Informant that the said Warehouse war done & that
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they would make him a handsome present but that they were
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obliged to his still for a while, that the next day the 1st. of
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January this Informant was in Company with the said George
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when they told this
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