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First the Informant Robert Christie for himself saith that he and
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are the Owner of the Pensy Waina Packet Captain
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the Prisoner
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were severally belonging to the said Pocket
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as Private Men and entered in November 1779 and were bound to
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in Government Service where she now continues
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as this Informant hath heard and believes And this Informant
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further saith that he hath looked at a certain Bill of Exchange
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Ponsylaina Packet on hessrs. Wilkinson and Garden
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London which is in the Words following viz.
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1780 at Thirty day's after Sight pay to
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on his Order the
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Sum of Twenty Eight Pounds thirteen Shillings Sterling being the balance
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of Nine Months the and Eighteen day's wages due him from the Ship Pensy Evains
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Packet under my Command without further advice from Gent your mt
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hath said in the Imploy of him this Informant and
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his said Partner for the space of Eleven Appear and upwards and that
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during that period he Informant hath often seem him write and is
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