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5th December 1771 - 16th December 1772

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Image 203 of 695 April 1772


Middx 5th Paper

Thos. Langfield< no role >
Geo: Robinson< no role >
Robt. Littlejohn< no role >
Wm. Sedgwick< no role >
Edward Bark< no role >
Geo: Mutter< no role >

[mark] 77. John Hitchcock< no role >
For having in his Custody a certain paper
writing purportg. to be a promisory Note
under the hand of one Thos. Barbar< no role > & Signed
by him for himself & one Richd. Pearce< no role > which
sd. paper writing purportg. to be a promisory
Note is as followeth

Recd. 30th May 1768 of the Amicable Society
held at at Mr. Thos Langfield< no role > the Green Man
in Bedford Street the sum of Fifty pounds by
the Hands of George Robinson< no role > & David Dennison< no role >
Members of the said Society which we promise
to Account for on Demand with the Intrest of
five pounds P Ct P Annum

£50.0.0

Thos Barber< no role > for Mr. Pearce & Self

upon the back of which sd, promisory Note
on 19th. March last at St. John the Evangelist
(the sd. Sum of £50: contained in the sd. Note
being then Due & Unsatisfied) Feby. did Forge
& Counterfeit a certain Receipt & Acquittance
for the principal money in the sd. promisory
Note contained & the Interest Money due thereon
which sd. Receipt & Acquittance is to the
Tenor followg.

Received March 19th. 1772 of Mr. Pearce the
Principal & Interest for one year & Eight
Months in full for the within Note for the
Amicable Society

£54.3.4

P me Thos. Tomkin< no role >

with Intention to Defraud the sd. Thos
Barbar
< no role > & Richd. Pearce< no role > agst. the Stat. Etc.

2d. Count
For Fely. Utterg. & publishg. the same
Acquaintance & Receipt for Money knowg
the same to be forged with the like intention
agst. the Stat Etc.

3d. Count
For Fely Forging the same Acquittance
& Receipt for Money with Intent to Defraud
Richard Pearce< no role > agst the Stat. Etc.

4th. Count
for Utterg. & publishg. the sd. Acquittance &
Receipt knowg. the same to have been Forged
with the like Intent agst. the Stat. Etc.




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