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<lb></lb>
The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45019_n1674-1">Samuel Coppock</rs>
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and <lb></lb>
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taken me this 9th. day of <lb></lb>
June 1773</p>
<p n="1675">Who being upon Oath say and first the said Samuel Coppock for <lb></lb>
himself says that on Sunday last he received from the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45019_n1675-1">Richard<lb></lb>
Howley</rs>
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a Bill of Exchange now produced with an Acceptance of the <lb></lb>
same thereon purporting to be the Bill of Exchange of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45019_n1675-2">Thomas Bevan</rs>
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upon <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45019_n1675-3">John Knox</rs>
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Esqr. & Co. <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45019_geo674">Broad Street</rs>
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London for twenty two pounds ten <lb></lb>
Shillings payable to <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45019_n1675-4">Robert Johnston</rs>
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Esqr. or Order twenty one days after<lb></lb>
sight dated Dublin May 28th. 1773 and purporting to be accepted by <lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45019_n1675-5">John Knox</rs>
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& Co. June 2nd. 1773 and gave the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45019_n1675-6">Richard Howley</rs>
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<lb></lb>
the Cash for the same, and the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45019_n1675-7">Richard Howley</rs>
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for himself says <lb></lb>
that a person now present who calls himself <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45019_n1675-8">Robert Johnston</rs>
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sent the <lb></lb>
said Bill of Exchange by this Informant to the said Samuel Coppock to <lb></lb>
get Cash for the same and that he this Informant accordingly gave <lb></lb>
the said Money which he received from Samuel Coppock to the said <lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45019_n1675-9">Robert Johnston</rs>
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who was watiting for him at a Chop house in or <lb></lb>
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near Wyche Street, and the said Samuel Coppock further says that he has <lb></lb>
since caused Enquiry to be made for the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45019_n1675-10">John Knox</rs>
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Esq. and <lb></lb>
that no such Person can be found, and<del>that</del>
this Informant Samuel<lb></lb>
Coppock further says that he does verily believe the said Bill of <lb></lb>
Exchange to be falsely made forged and counterfeited and also the <lb></lb>
said Acceptance thereon and that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45019_n1675-11">Robert Johnston</rs>
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uttered <lb></lb>
and published the same as the knowing it to be falsely made <lb></lb>
forged and counterfeited with Intention to defraud this Informant</p>
<p n="1676">Sworn before me this <lb></lb>
9th day of June 1773}</p>
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