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On Monday 13th Janry 1783 between the hours of 12 Yra Person (who
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delivered to
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Mr. Bettsworth
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then in the Court Yard of Messrs. B'
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, a bill of Excha. drawn by
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James Gordon
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on Messrs. B's
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for £52.10, desiring to have the same accepted,
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Mr. Bettsworth
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in answer said Messrs B's were not in Town & desired the person
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to leave the bill till the morrow,he did so
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Mr. Bettsworth
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of course brought the bill into the Counting House & when Mr. T Bodding
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came to the Counting House which was about 20'Clock the same day
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the bill was handed to him to accept, on his observing the bill
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was drawn as p advice, he enquired if any advice was received. & being
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answered in the Negative, immediately expressed his doubts as to the
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signature being Mr. Gordon'sin the evening of same day
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about 4 O'Clock, a letter came to hand by the General Post, adressed
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to Messrs B's signed
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, advising of the above bill &
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one otherMessrs B's being gone out of Town the letter was
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opened by Mr. Robinson, who on perusing it, signified to the other
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Clerks then present, his apprehension that the letter & Bill was a
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forger, on
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coming in, the letter was handed
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to him, who coincided in the same opinion,here the matter
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rested till next Morning Janry 14th, about 11 o'Clock, the person
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who left the bill, came & desired to have it up, he was informed
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it was not accepted, on being asked whose property the bill was
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he replied he received it from a
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that come a day or two
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before to his Masters House in the Exeter Diligence, whose name
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he did not know, but who had desired him to take the bill up
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accepted on not, this requisition encouraging the former suspicion
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he was refused the bill & at his request an answer was given
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