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To wit</note>
<lb></lb>
The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45014_n988-1">William Benge</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45014_occ130">Clerk</rs>
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to Mr.<lb></lb>
Barnes of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45014_geo408">Pope's head Alley</rs>
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taken before me this <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45014_date78">17 of March 1769</rs>
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<p n="989">Who being upon Oath says that he is Son of Mr. Benge Messenger to<lb></lb>
the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45014_geo409">Navy Office</rs>
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, that he carried a Letter to <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45014_geo410">the Post Office</rs>
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on a Friday about<lb></lb>
or more than a Month ago for<del>which</del>
his Master which he saw contained a<lb></lb>
Bank Post Bill of ten Pounds a Bankers Note of nine pounds<lb></lb>
sixteen Shillings and Six pence and a Receipt for three hundred<lb></lb>
pounds three and a half P Cont Bank Annuities 1756, that he put the<lb></lb>
said Letter into the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45014_geo411">General Post Office</rs>
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with his own hand which was directed<lb></lb>
to the Revd. Mr. Lewis or the Revd. Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45014_n989-2">Hugh Lewis</rs>
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at East Grinstead Sussex</p>
<p n="990">Sworn before me<lb></lb>
March 17. 1769}</p>
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<p n="992"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45014_n992-1">William Benge</rs>
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