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The Information of
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Joseph
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to the Same taken before me
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this 3rd. day of August 1768
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Who being upon Oath severally say and first the said
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William
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King
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for himself says that on Saturday Morning last a person
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now present who calls himself Elias Chippett published and
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tendered in Payment to this Informant as true a Bill of Exchange
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now produced purporting to be the Bill of Exchange of
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William Holmes
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upon Messrs.
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Elias Chippett
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& Co. Merchants for twelve pounds
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five Shillings in favour of
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John Hall
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and this Informant farther
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saith that he verily believes the said Bill to be falsely made forged
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and counterfeited and that it was published by the said Chippet knowing
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it to be so, says that last Saturday Morning the said Chippet called
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himself Rogers and wrote the Name Wm. Rogers upon the said
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Bill, and the said
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for himself says that on
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Saturday last he went by the Directions of the said
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William King
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to the Portugal
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Coffee House
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to enquire after
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Elias Chippet
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& Co.
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& was there told that knew no such person and that several
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Bills upon the same persons had been brought there but that
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they had all been returned as there was no person to answer
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them
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Wm. King
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Sworn before me
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August 3rd. 1768.}
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Pope
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