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The Information of Thomas Beszant Clerk to
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and Company taken on Oath before me this
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Who being on Oath severally say and first the said Thomas Beszant
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on Messrs.
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Martin, Stone, Foote and Porter payable to Mr I Flood or bearer
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Dated London the 27th. day of March 1789 for Sixty Pounds same
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brought for payment that he this Informant paid the same
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in the following manner (Vizt.) one Bank note No 5205 dated
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the 29th. Novr. 1788. for Ten pounds No 4629 the 10th June 1788
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£10. No 2988. dated 7th. Jany 1789 £10. No 406 the 16th. Sepr.
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1788 £10. and Twenty pounds in East And this Informant
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further says that to the best of his knowledge and belief the said Draft to was
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presented for payment by a person now present who calls
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& who received the said Bank notes and
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Cash for the Same. And the said
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for himself says
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that he has kept Cash for may Years at the House of the said
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Messrs. Martin, Stone
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Foote, and Porter and that he is very
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sure the Draft abovementioned for Sixty pounds is not of
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his hand Writing And the said
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