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Purcell Papers
Stolen Turf 1831
By kind permission of Michael Purcell
12/2009
Stolen Turf
5th January 1831.
The Information of Michael Harris of
Ballon in the Parish of Ballon, Barony of Forth. Servant.
Swears on the Holy Evangelists that
on the night of 25th December 1830 he was called by his
Mistress Mrs Thomas Nowlan of the town of Ballon to go to
her turf house. Informant obeyed her command and repaired to
the said turf house and discovered Sarah Abbott of the town
of Ballon with a load of turf, the property of informant's
Master named Thomas Nowlan of the town of Ballon and obliged
said Sarah Abbott, to leave said turf in the house of said
Thomas Nowlan.
Sworn before us;
(signed) Michael Harris before
Justice of The Peace; --?....... Dillon, John Watson, A.B.
Feltus.
The above is a true and
accurate transcript of the original document.