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18 April 88
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the Wife of
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taken this 18th day of April 1788 Who being on her Oath saith
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Last night about the hour of
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Eleven she went to Sleep in a Room of a house
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kept by
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That at the Time she went to bed as aforesaid The Window and door were fast
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and about the hour of Two in the Morning she heard the Window break and some
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person come into the said Room who took away The Black Stuff Gown
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Three Pettycoats which she this Informant has now on and a pair of Stuff
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Shoes and black Buckles and a White Linnen apron all most new all of which
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said Articles was her own wearing Apparell and of the Value of Five
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brought her the said Pettycoats and Gown
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this Morning That her Shoes Buckles and Apron She has not recovered
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on her oath saith this morning she hearing that
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had been robbed of all her Wearing Apparel and suspecting
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to
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be the thief she went in search of her and found her in a Public house known
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by the sign of the Shovel
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having the Black Stuff
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gown and Three Pettycoats which
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has now on alongside of her
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that she seized the said Gown and Pettycoats and took them away the said
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Catherine endeavouring by laing hold of her to prevent her taking them away
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who said they were her
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found the said Gown and Pettycoats in her Room
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where she lodges at the said
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