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Silver Flatter taken before me
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this 25th: day of October 1788
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Who being upon Oath says that he has known
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about two Years that he became
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acquainted with said Cooper through Cooper
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purchasing Metal and Cross at Mr. Perkins's
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House That he hath Melted Silver for said Cooper
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three or four times at Mr. Perkins's null each
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time that the first time he melted for said
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Cooper was about six or seven Months ago consisting
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of French Crowns some few Dollars and some
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Rupees a Broken Tea Spoon and a few broken
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Buckles but nothing else whatsoever That
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this melting produced two Ingots consisting of
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about one Hundred Ounces each which Ingots
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said Cooper took away paying this Informant one
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half penny per Ounce for Melting them That
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about a Month after this the said Cooper came
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again to the said Flatting Miles and brought
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Articles of Silver of the same kind before mentioned
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but of no other which this Informant melted in the
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