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both said Letter as she received them to her said Master
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And the said
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James Willes
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for himself Saith that he,
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received two Letters on said Evening from the said
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Ann Lee
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that one of them is the Letter now produced Signed
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Wm.
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Heynes
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dated
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Chipping Norton
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Tuesday Decr. 16th 1788
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that is purports to have Contained three Banbury Bank
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Bills For 5 Guineas Each that on Opening the said
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Letter this Informant Observed that the Wafer was
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Wet and on Examining the Contents of the Letter found
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that it Contained only two Banbury Bank Biles for Five
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Guineas Each, That the Informant on the same
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Evening Wrote to Mr. Heynes at
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Chipping Norton
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And
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Informed him that he had received only two Bills in his
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said Letter And on the 20th received another Letter from
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him that he had Sent three Bills & that the Missing
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Bill was No. W 2907 dated Banbury Bank Octor.
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20th. 1786 And further saith that he saw the said
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Thomas
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Giles
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on Friday Morning the 19th Instant and enquired
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of him concerning the Opening of the said Letter when
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the said
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Thos. Giles
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denied all knowledge of it And
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this Informant saith this the said
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Thomas Giles
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soon
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afterward returned to this Informant and
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voluntarily Acknowledged that he had Opened the
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Said Letter
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Lambeth Marsh
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a little Distance
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from Informants House
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And gave for a reason that
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having Omitted to deliver it he Opened it for the purpose
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of knowing whether it was of Consequence to delay
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the Delivery till the next day & observing it to
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Contain Bills he immediately returned with it to
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Mr Willes's That the sd.
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Thomas Giles
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denied having
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taken any Bill thereout but Promised this Informant
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to make up to him the Value of the Bill if he would
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not Make known the Circumstance at
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Office
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Sworn before me this
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31st. Dec. 1788
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W Aiddington.
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Jno: Newman
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Ann Lee
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James Willes
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