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above named Defendant maketh Oath That an Indict-
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Eleventh day of March several days prior to the
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Commencement of such Session this Deponent with a View
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of preventing unnecessary Expence to the said Defendant and
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of enabling him to go to Trial at such Session Write to the said
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Defendant to inform him that due Notice sent to this Deponent
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would be Accepted and deemed good and sufficient but this
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Deponent hath not received any Notice within hath he been
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Requested No doubt of any, although in consequence of such
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Letter of him this Depont. the said Defendant made
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Application by a Friend to this Deponent offering to
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Compromise (but such offer was not
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in therefore fully convinced the above named Defendant did
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know that Deponent was employed to Conduct this
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