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The Information of
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taken before me this
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20th day of April 1772
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Who being upon Oath says that he is about thirty Eight years of Age that in
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or about the year One thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty two he came to England
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that about that time he lived with Mr. Willis at his Academy in Essex as a French
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Master where he continued about half a Year and then went to serve Mr. Hutton
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as a Latin & French Master where he continued about half Year that
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then for some time he taught privately and after that he went to live with Mr.
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Shields at his Academy at
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that whilst he continued with Mr. Shields he
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lodged with one Mrs. Moore where he became acquainted with one
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says that Mr.
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John Vestenberg
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was at that time acquainted with the said
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Thomas Wood
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and visited him at Mrs. Morris where at this Informant Lodged says that he went
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out of England in the year One thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty five and
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as he believes on or about the fifth or Sixth of the Month of November Says that
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about three Weeks or a Month before he left England the said
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jointly requested this Informant to go to the
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Bank and fetch some Cheques for Sir
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Joshua Van Neck
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was at that time a Clerk in Sir
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Compting house That one of them and as he verily beleives the said John
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Vestenburg gave this Informant a Book which he did not open but is very sure
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that the said Wood and the said Vestenburg were both present when he received
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the said Book but says that on the said Book was wrote the word "Bank" of
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as he believes the word "Book" also says that he went to the Bank for the said
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Cheques and carryed the said Book with him accompanied by one of the said
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Persons to shew him the way he not knowing at that time what Cheques were
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says he received a Number of Cheques from one of the Clerks in the Bank &
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to the best of his knowledge delivered the said Cheques to the said
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says that a few days afterwards the said
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delivered to this Informant a Draft upon the Cashiers
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of the
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for Four Thousand Five Hundred Pounds purporting
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to be the Draft of
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Joshua Van Neck
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and Co. & desired this Informant to go to the
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went with this Informant to the Door of the Bank and shewed him where to
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present the said Draft and gave him a Paper whereon was with an Account of
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what Bank Notes this Informant should receive for the said Draft says he received
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Bank Notes to the value of the said Draft that he carried them to a Tavern on
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where he found Mr. Wood and Mr. Vestenburg aforesaid together that
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he delivered the said Bank Notes up to them being both present says that
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few days afterwards the said
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desired this Informant to go yo to the Bank was receive money for the said Bank
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Note says he objected to that as not being a proper person to receive so much money
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says they told him there was no person so early at Sir
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to do it says that he received a Number of Bank Notes from the said Thomas
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