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The Information of
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Mercy Salmon
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Eight o'clock in the Evening she saw a Gentleman come into
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and asked
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to see some Cloaths that this Inft. saw Mr Dyde hew him
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some Cloaks and other Goods that he bought a Cloath mufz
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Tipper Bonnett and one sash that this Inft. believes they amounted
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to fourteen pounds and upwards, That some time after
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Mrs Dyde desired this Inft. to take the Things to the
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Catherine Walton
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and tell him
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she had brought the Things and the Charge that she went
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and Mere saw Captain Walton Waiting
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in
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the Passage
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he then Asked this Inft. is she had got the
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things this Inft Ansr. she had that Caption Walton desired
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the Waiter to take them into his room that
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Captain
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he
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Walton
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when this Inft answered that she had, upon which
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Mr. Dyde came up and this Inft Shew'd him Captain Walton
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Who Immediately made his Escape
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Sworn before us
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me
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this
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Mary Salmon
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William Smith
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of
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Cross
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to Messrs Drummond
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taken on Oath before us who saith Bat the Note
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now produced No 278 payable to Captain Walton or Bearer on
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demand,
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dated the 21st Day of December 1788
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for the sum of twenty
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five Guineas
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London the 21st Day of December 1788 for
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For Messrs Drummonds & Co
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Signed
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Robt White
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£26..5..0
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Ento GGray
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Is not a
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Note belonging
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Promissary Note of Messr Drummond and Co
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Bankers at
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W. Smith
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Sworn before me this 30 Day
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of December 1788
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Rt Whitfield
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