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<p n="255">was Inclosed was put into <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50326_geo167">the post office</rs>
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by one <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50326_n255-1">William Syms</rs>
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who<lb></lb>
at that time was Book keeper to Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50326_n255-2">James Abbiss</rs>
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Merchant in the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50326_geo168">City of London</rs>
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who is since gone into Jamaica as this Depont. has<lb></lb>
been informed and verily beleives And this Depont. further<lb></lb>
saith that in or about the Months of December or January last<lb></lb>
past he did by direction of the post master Genl. or by the direction<lb></lb>
of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50326_n255-3">William Rouse</rs>
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Esqr. their then chief secretary writhe a Letter<lb></lb>
to Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50326_n255-4">William Syms</rs>
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at Mr. Evans's Merchant in Jamaica<lb></lb>
Thereby<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
desireing him to return into Enland by the next<lb></lb>
ship in order to give Evidence against the said Defendt. for Stealing<lb></lb>
the said Note and thereby offering an behalf of the said<lb></lb>
Postmaster Genl. to make him a suitable recompence for his<lb></lb>
Loss of time and trouble and this Depont. futher saith that<lb></lb>
he this Depont. did deliver the said Letter to one Captain <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50326_n255-5">John<lb></lb>
Bowers</rs>
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Commander of the ship or Vessel called the prospect<lb></lb>
then bound for Jamacia who promised to deliver the same<lb></lb>
to said william lyms as soon as he arrived there and this<lb></lb>
Depont. further saith that the said Captn. is now returned into<lb></lb>
England and hath informed this Depont. that he did deliver the<lb></lb>
said Letter to the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50326_n255-6">William Syms</rs>
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and did endeavour to<lb></lb>
prevail upon the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50326_n255-7">William Syms</rs>
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to return with him into<lb></lb>
England but that to the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50326_n255-8">William Syms</rs>
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refused so to do<lb></lb>
Saying that as he was settled in Business in Jamacia it was<lb></lb>
impossible for the postmaster Genl. to make him a sufficiant<lb></lb>
Recompened for for the hazard trouble and Loss of time in so<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
Passage or words to that Effect and this Depont. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50326_n255-9">Christopher<lb></lb>
Robinson</rs>
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for himself saith that the said Defent was<lb></lb>
Continued upon Bail from time to time in Expectation that<lb></lb>
the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50326_n255-10">William Syms</rs>
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would return in England with the<lb></lb>
said Captn. Bowers that the Defendt. might take his<lb></lb>
Tryal time the last Sessions at the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50326_geo169">Old Bailey</rs>
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when as this<lb></lb>
Depont. is informed he was discharged for want of</p>
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