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<p n="555"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15083_geo322">Middlesex</rs>
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To wit</note>
The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15083_n555-1">Joseph Hodges</rs>
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taken before<lb></lb>
me this <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15083_date28">20th. day of January 1772</rs>
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<p n="556">Who being upon Oath says that he became acquainted with Mr. Vestenberg about<lb></lb>
February 1768 about which time he bought some South Sea Stock for him which he<lb></lb>
thinks about five thousand pounds, says that he also mentioned at Garroway's<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15083_geo323">Coffee house</rs>
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that if any Letters came there directed to Capt. Shirley they should be<lb></lb>
sent to his house at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15083_geo324">Islington</rs>
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, that the Letter now produced was brought there<lb></lb>
accordingly, says that when he saw Vestenburg last Thursday at the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15083_geo325">St. Alban's</rs>
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Tavern in Company with Mr. Van Heffen and another Person he was very uneasy</p>
<p n="557">Sworn before me<lb></lb>
Janry. 20. 1772}<lb></lb>
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<p n="558"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15083_n558-1">Joseph Hodges</rs>
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<p n="559">And this Informant on the 28th. day of January 1772 on his Outter further<lb></lb>
says that he knows not the Reason why the said Letter was to be directed to<lb></lb>
him in the Name of <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15083_occ194">Capt</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15083_n559-1">Jas. Shirley</rs>
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says that he does believe the<lb></lb>
Direction of the said Letter is of the Hand Writing of the said Mr.<lb></lb>
Vestenburg and that another Letter now produced by Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15083_n559-2">Wm. Rufool</rs>
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appears<lb></lb>
to him to be of the same Hand Writing and of the Hand writing of that<lb></lb>
said Mr. Vestenburg and this Informant further says that the said<lb></lb>
Vestenburg told him his going abroad was in order to assist one Thomas<lb></lb>
Wood she was then in Custody and charged with a Forgery and that<lb></lb>
he did not give this Informant any other Reason for his going<obscured></obscured>
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<p n="560">Sworn before me<lb></lb>
<rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15083_date29">Jany. 28. 1772</rs>
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<p n="561"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15083_n561-1">Joseph Hodges</rs>
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