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Who being upon Oath say and first the said
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that on the 27th. of October last a person now present who calls himself
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Reccules, came to this Informants House at
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said, that he was Quarter Master of the Dutchess of Kingstone East
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Indiaman, which then lay at
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, and was commnanded
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by Capt. Ferguson-That said Reccules told this Informant that
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if he was short of Cash to make up his Payments, with his
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Brewer, or Distiller he could suppley him with a Draft of
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his Captain-that on his Informants saying that he was rather
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short of Money, said Reccules gave to him the Draft or Ordered now
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produced purporting to be the Order of A. Ferguson of
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for
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the Payment of Thirty one Pounds ten shillings to
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or
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the
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Bearer
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and dated 27th. of October 1784-and which Draft said
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Reccules told this Informant was the Draft of Capt. Ferguson
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of the Dutchess of
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aforesaid-And the said James
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Samerlain says that he was present when said Reccules
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gave said Draft to said Clark and is very sure that the
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Draft now produced in
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Draft uttered by said Clark
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as aforesaid-And the said
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Robert Relph
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says that he Felonys
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to the Secretarys Office
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in the
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-That
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he hath carefully examined the said Draft and is very
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