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that which this Informant was endeavour
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to read the said Bill this Mar said I see
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you can't sery well make it out and immediately
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call'd to the Person now present who calls
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coming along the Fort Path, Saying, Sir,
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immediately
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them and read the Bill and to said
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them it was at no Use without having
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upon which this Information,
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the Purse might he looked into
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which was done by the little Man, and
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a small Box taken out containing in
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appearance a very Elegant Diamond Ring
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upon which
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said, what a fine
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it is, and what great Such
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have
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got and that if they had a Mind to keep
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it to themselves the would not say any
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thing about it, the Little Man then said
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her would give this Informant Shorty
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Pounds for his Share and he would keep
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the Ring upon which Jno. Jones asked this
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Informant it he would be satisfied with
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that, which he said he should, that a
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all three were going along the Little Man
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said he had some Money to receive for
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Some Hope and he would go and fethit
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and pay this Informant, when it was do,
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agreed that
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Should keep the
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Ring until this Informant was satisfied
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that upon the said
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Jno: Jone
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giving his
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Note to the Little Man as his Security
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and this Informant was to deposit
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his Silver Watch for the same purpose
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As they were going to a House some
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ford Street which was
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proposed in order to Settle the Business
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which House this Informant does not
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immediately recollect, but were sd. by
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to be kept by him and that,
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his Name was Johnson, in going on this
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Informant took out his Watch to see what
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