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Mary Fossett
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Who being upon Oath says that she lived about two months last past
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, that about a fortnight ago her
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pounds on Wednesday and desired her to get a Porter to carry
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it to the Bank and get it changed and to give the Porter two
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carried the said Bank
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him at the same time a Bag which her Master had ordered
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her to buy, that the waited at the said Davis's till he brought
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asked if she had received the Money to which she answered yes
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and that she had given it to her Mistress, that he said Master
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desired her to go to the said Davis and tell him that in Case
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any body asked her about the Note he should tell them he had
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it from a Man and not from a Woman, that the said Davis
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not being at home she delivered the said Message to his Wife
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Sworn before me
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October 11, 1774}
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