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<p n="783">,,Justice and right decision which best suits the Character<lb></lb>
"and feelings of an affluent Publick Body- We therefore in<lb></lb>
"the first place beg leave to observe that the Bond in<lb></lb>
"Question appears by the Copy furnished to be dated 25th.<lb></lb>
"September 1775 Mr. Smith died soon afterwards as we<lb></lb>
"believe in the Year 1777 and that his Family have not<lb></lb>
"since had any Connection or intercourse with Wingfield<lb></lb>
"and were totally ignorant of the Bond, they must therefore<lb></lb>
"be considered as innocent sufferers if legally bound to answer<lb></lb>
"any Claim whatever upon it. It is we believe admitted.<lb></lb>
"on all hands that Wingfield had by his Services and<lb></lb>
"faithful discharge of his Duty for a great number of<lb></lb>
"Years obtained the almost confidence and good Opinion<lb></lb>
"of the Committee who had from time to time the<lb></lb>
"superintendance of his Conduct and the auditing and<lb></lb>
"Passing his Periodical Accounts and we have to<lb></lb>
"submit to the candour of those Gentlemen whether on<lb></lb>
"not if they had examined the Accounts of this Man<lb></lb>
"as their receiver with that Execution and Accuracy<lb></lb>
"suitable and necessary for detecting any Frand by<lb></lb>
"him and had called upon him for his Balance<lb></lb>
"from time to time, he could have committed the<lb></lb>
"Frand and deception with which he now stands<lb></lb>
"charged and we further submit that if through<lb></lb>
"misplaced confidence the Committee have been induced<lb></lb>
"to look less watchfully after this Man than they<lb></lb>
"otherwise might and would have done and have<lb></lb>
"thereby suffered a Coss if would be the hardest<lb></lb>
"Of all Possible Cases to call upon the innocent and<lb></lb>
"ignorant representatives of his Surety Two and<lb></lb>
"twenty Years after his death to make<lb></lb>
"good any Part of such loss and upwards of<lb></lb>
"Twenty Years after all his effects have<lb></lb>
"been fully administered without any<lb></lb>
"Notice of the Bond in question and<lb></lb>
"under these Circumstances we beg leave to<lb></lb>
"submit this Case to the Consideration of the<lb></lb>
"Committee trusting that under the Circumstances<lb></lb>
"of it they will not feel any inclination either from</p>
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