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To wit</note>
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The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45010_n1283-1">Joseph Harris</rs>
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of<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45010_geo471">Covent Garden</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45010_occ177">Hosier</rs>
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taken before<lb></lb>
me this <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45010_date55">10th. day of June 1766</rs>
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<p n="1284">Who being upon Oath says that on Monday Tonight last<lb></lb>
a Person now present who calls himself Chas. Pleasants<lb></lb>
came to his Shop and purchased two pair of Silk and two<lb></lb>
pair of Thread Stockings which he desired to be sent<lb></lb>
to his Lodgings at Mr. Piper's in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45010_geo472">Southampton Street</rs>
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with<lb></lb>
Changefor a Bank Bill<del>For</del>
Bank Note for £20 says<lb></lb>
he carried said Goods to sd. Pleasant himself and recd. from<lb></lb>
him instead of a Bank Bill a promissory Note now produced<lb></lb>
purporting to be the promissory Note of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45010_n1284-2">Jno. Meares</rs>
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for £11..18s<lb></lb>
dated May 29th. 1766 and directed To Mr. Anderson Merchant<lb></lb>
in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45010_geo473">Spittlefields</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45010_geo474">London</rs>
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, and farther says that an enquiry has<lb></lb>
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n made aftersaid Anderson and that no such Person<lb></lb>
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be found and that he therefore verily believes the sd. promissary<lb></lb>
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te above described to be false and Counterfeit and published<lb></lb>
sd. Pleasant to this Informt. as true with Intent Defaud</p>
<p n="1285">Sworn before me the day<lb></lb>
and Year first above writen}</p>
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<p n="1287"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45010_n1287-1">Jos: Harris</rs>
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