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The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15083_n586-1">Leonard Jacob Van Hornpeckh</rs>
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taken before me this <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15083_date36">20th day of April 1772</rs>
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<p n="587">Who being upon Oath says that he is about thirty Eight years of Age that in<lb></lb>
or about the year One thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty two he came to England<lb></lb>
that about that time he lived with Mr. Willis at his Academy in Essex as a French<lb></lb>
Master where he continued about half a Year and then went to serve Mr. Hutton<lb></lb>
at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15083_geo343">Deptford</rs>
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as a Latin & French Master where he continued about half Year that<lb></lb>
then for some time he taught privately and after that he went to live with Mr.<lb></lb>
Shields at his Academy at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15083_geo344">Islington</rs>
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that whilst he continued with Mr. Shields he<lb></lb>
lodged with one Mrs. Moore where he became acquainted with one <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15083_n587-2">Thomas Wood</rs>
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says that Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15083_n587-3">John Vestenberg</rs>
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was at that time acquainted with the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15083_n587-4">Thomas Wood</rs>
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and visited him at Mrs. Morris where at this Informant Lodged says that he went<lb></lb>
out of England in the year One thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty five and<lb></lb>
as he believes on or about the fifth or Sixth of the Month of November Says that<lb></lb>
about three Weeks or a Month before he left England the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15083_n587-5">Thomas Wood</rs>
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and the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15083_n587-6">John Vestenburg</rs>
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jointly requested this Informant to go to the<lb></lb>
Bank and fetch some Cheques for Sir <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15083_n587-7">Joshua Van Neck</rs>
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's house he understanding<lb></lb>
that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15083_n587-9">John Vestenberg</rs>
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was at that time a Clerk in Sir <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15083_n587-10">Joshua Van Neck</rs>
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's<lb></lb>
Compting house That one of them and as he verily beleives the said John<lb></lb>
Vestenburg gave this Informant a Book which he did not open but is very sure<lb></lb>
that the said Wood and the said Vestenburg were both present when he received<lb></lb>
the said Book but says that on the said Book was wrote the word "Bank" of<lb></lb>
as he believes the word "Book" also says that he went to the Bank for the said<lb></lb>
Cheques and carryed the said Book with him accompanied by one of the said<lb></lb>
Persons to shew him the way he not knowing at that time what Cheques were<lb></lb>
says he received a Number of Cheques from one of the Clerks in the Bank &<lb></lb>
to the best of his knowledge delivered the said Cheques to the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15083_n587-11">Thomas Woods</rs>
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says that a few days afterwards the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15083_n587-12">Thomas Wood</rs>
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in the presence of<lb></lb>
the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15083_n587-13">John Vestenburg</rs>
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delivered to this Informant a Draft upon the Cashiers<lb></lb>
of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15083_geo345">Bank of England</rs>
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for Four Thousand Five Hundred Pounds purporting<lb></lb>
to be the Draft of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15083_n587-14">Joshua Van Neck</rs>
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and Co. & desired this Informant to go to the<lb></lb>
Bank and receive Bank Notes for the said Draft that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15083_n587-15">Thomas Wood</rs>
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went with this Informant to the Door of the Bank and shewed him where to<lb></lb>
present the said Draft and gave him a Paper whereon was with an Account of<lb></lb>
what Bank Notes this Informant should receive for the said Draft says he received<lb></lb>
Bank Notes to the value of the said Draft that he carried them to a Tavern on<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15083_geo346">Moorfields</rs>
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where he found Mr. Wood and Mr. Vestenburg aforesaid together that<lb></lb>
he delivered the said Bank Notes up to them being both present says that<lb></lb>
few days afterwards the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15083_n587-16">Thomas Wood</rs>
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and the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15083_n587-17">John Vestenburg</rs>
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desired this Informant to go yo to the Bank was receive money for the said Bank<lb></lb>
Note says he objected to that as not being a proper person to receive so much money<lb></lb>
says they told him there was no person so early at Sir <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15083_n587-18">Joshua Van Neck</rs>
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's<lb></lb>
to do it says that he received a Number of Bank Notes from the said Thomas</p>
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