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one of his Majesty's
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Justice the peace in, and for the
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said County this 31st. Day of
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December 1788
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And First this Informant
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Saith that the Person now Present calling himself
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(who is the
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about five o'Clock on Thursday
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Evening the 18th Instant and delivered a Post Letter
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directed to Mr. Willies And Saith that in about ten
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Minutes afterwards the said Giles came again with
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another Letter and said that he had over looked it and
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had not discovered it until he got to
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, that Giles demanded 5d. for this Letter which
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was paid him. That very soon after Giles went away
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the Informants Wife observed to him that this Letter
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appeared to have been Opened and that the Wafer was
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wet And this Informant further saith that he very
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safe and as he received them And the
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on the Evening of the said
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18th. Instant two Letters for her Master Mr. Willes,
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that she Observed to her Mistress that one of them had
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been Opened as the Wafer was Wet that the Informant
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