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<p n="1041"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45001_geo450">Middlesex</rs>
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The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45001_n1041-1">Goulston Bruere</rs>
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taken before Me one<lb></lb>
of his Majestys <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45001_occ225">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the said County</p>
<p n="1042">Who being upon Oath Saith That the seventh of this instant December this<lb></lb>
Informant Put into <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45001_geo451">the Post Office</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45001_geo452">Bloomsbury Market</rs>
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a Letter Sealed up directed to<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45001_n1042-1">George Stuart Bourne</rs>
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Esqr. at <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45001_geo453">Odiham Hants</rs>
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in which Letter was inclosed A<lb></lb>
News Paper, An Account, And a Post bank bill of Twenty pounds No. 5044<lb></lb>
Payable to the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45001_n1042-2">George Stuart Bourne</rs>
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and dated the 7th. of December 1756<lb></lb>
And this Informant further saith that after this Informant had dropped the said Letter<lb></lb>
into the Box this Informant called out to <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45001_n1042-3">Grace Jeffryes</rs>
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that keeps <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45001_geo454">the Post Office</rs>
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and<lb></lb>
asked her if it was safe To which the said Jeffryes answered Yes Sir It is dropped in it<lb></lb>
is Safe enough And this Informant further Saith that the said Mr. Bourne hath not<lb></lb>
received the said Letter as this Informant verily beleives because the said Mr.<lb></lb>
Bourne hath by several Letters acquainted this Informant that he hath not<lb></lb>
received the same And this Informant further Saith that the Bank Post bill now<lb></lb>
Produced to this Informant is the Same Bill abovementioned Which this Informant<lb></lb>
can the better Identify on Account of the Indorsement on the back of the said bill<lb></lb>
in Red ink Which Indorsement is all of this Informants hand Writing</p>
<p n="1043">Sworn the <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45001_date12">22d. day of December<lb></lb>
1756</rs>
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before Me</p>
<p n="1044"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45001_n1044-1">Saunder Welch</rs>
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<p n="1045"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45001_n1045-1">Goulston Bruere</rs>
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