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was Inclosed was put into
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who
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at that time was Book keeper to Mr.
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James Abbiss
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Merchant in the
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who is since gone into Jamaica as this Depont. has
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been informed and verily beleives And this Depont. further
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saith that in or about the Months of December or January last
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past he did by direction of the post master Genl. or by the direction
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of
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William Rouse
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Esqr. their then chief secretary writhe a Letter
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to Mr.
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William Syms
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at Mr. Evans's Merchant in Jamaica
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Thereby
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desireing him to return into Enland by the next
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ship in order to give Evidence against the said Defendt. for Stealing
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the said Note and thereby offering an behalf of the said
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Postmaster Genl. to make him a suitable recompence for his
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Loss of time and trouble and this Depont. futher saith that
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he this Depont. did deliver the said Letter to one Captain
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John
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Commander of the ship or Vessel called the prospect
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then bound for Jamacia who promised to deliver the same
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to said william lyms as soon as he arrived there and this
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Depont. further saith that the said Captn. is now returned into
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England and hath informed this Depont. that he did deliver the
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said Letter to the said
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and did endeavour to
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prevail upon the said
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to return with him into
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refused so to do
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Saying that as he was settled in Business in Jamacia it was
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impossible for the postmaster Genl. to make him a sufficiant
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Recompened for for the hazard trouble and Loss of time in so
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Passage or words to that Effect and this Depont.
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Christopher
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Robinson
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for himself saith that the said Defent was
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Continued upon Bail from time to time in Expectation that
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the said
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would return in England with the
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said Captn. Bowers that the Defendt. might take his
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Tryal time the last Sessions at the
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Old Bailey
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when as this
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Depont. is informed he was discharged for want of
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