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the Person now
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Present then one of the Letter Carriers belonging to
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saith he the same day called upon the said Roger
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on Saturday Night
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the third day of the said July whereupon this Informant
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thought it necessary to question the said
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to this Transaction and for that Purpose desired the
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(whom this Informant met within
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Holborn delivering Letters on the said eighth of
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July) to come to this Informants Chambers in
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which he immediately did And this
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Informant there asked the said
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where
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he got the said Note who told this Informant that
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during the Time of his resiging his Bell on Saturday
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Night
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