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hath Deserted her And Thomas her Illegitmate Son
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Aged Two Months and Upwards for Nurture Removed from
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The Examination of the said Jane Richards
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taken this
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20th. Day of December 1776
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This Examinant on her Oath saith that she never
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heard or knew the legal Settlement of her said Husband Thomas
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Richards That she was Married to the said Thomas Richards
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about five Weeks ago in the
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in the
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and her Maiden
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Name was
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Saith that she this Examinant Lived
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as a hired Yearly
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with Mr. Green in the
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Parish of Saint
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in the City of London and received of
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him as Wages for One Year Six Pounds and Lived with him
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as his hired yearly Servant One Year and upwards while she
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was a Singlewoman and her maiden Name was Richardson
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and hath not since obtained any Subsequent Settlement to
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this Examinants knowledge and belief
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Sworn the Day and Year above
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Written before us}
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Tho Hallifax
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Jane Richards
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Public Office Hoopers Square Goodmansfields
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These are to Certify that Thomas Richards came this
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Day before me
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Samuel Wood
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One of his Majesty's
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Justices of the Peace
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for the said County and Voluntarily made Oath
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that he was Born at Monmouth in Monmouthshire and that
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he this Deponant never gained any other Settlement
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Sworn before me this
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3d Day Novr
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1776
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