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Albemarle Street in the Parish of Saint George
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thereout to the Amount of two hundred pounds or thereabouts and Saith that
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were apprehended for the said Burglary
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and Robbery about the beginning of this Instant April and further Saith that
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one Isaac Sampson a Jew is a Material Witness in this prosecution against
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without whose Testimony the
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or either of them and this Deponent hath been informed and
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which Information he Verily believes to be true that the said Isaac Sampson
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is now in Holland so that he Cannot have the benefit of his Testimony at the
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Present Session Against the said
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this Deponent also Saith that he hath his Masters Orders to go himself or
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Send a Proper Person to Holland for the said Isaac Sampson and Saith he
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will use his Utmost Endeavours to Cause the Said Isaac Sampson to be
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and Verily believes he Shall be able to
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Produce him at the next Session for that Purpose and Saith that a Mr. Myers
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one of the head Rulers of the
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has Undertaken that he will use all
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the Influence in his Power for the Appearance of the Said Isaac Sampson
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as a Witness against the next Session on the Tryal of the said
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and lastly this Deponent Saith that he believes there
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is not Sufficient Evidence to find a Bill of Indictment against the said
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without the Testimony of the said
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Isaac Sampson
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Sworn in Court at the
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this
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28th. Day of April 1775
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By the Court
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