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Shann</rs>
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London Esquire taken upon Oath<lb></lb>
before me One of His Majesty's<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45027_occ186">Justices of the peace</rs>
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in and for the<lb></lb>
said County this fifteenth day of April<lb></lb>
One Thousand Seven hundred and<lb></lb>
eighty three;</p>
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a Sorter of Letters in the Inland Department of<lb></lb>
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London and That the said<lb></lb>
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on Monday Evening the Tenth<lb></lb>
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Letters and other Duty and that a Letter put<lb></lb>
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in Suffolk would in the<lb></lb>
Course of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45027_n776-3">John Higginson</rs>
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's Duty and<lb></lb>
Employment in the said Office on the said Night<lb></lb>
come to his Hands.</p>
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and Year first above said<lb></lb>
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