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Thomas Cussoms
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Paul Pickersgill
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Henry Nelthropp
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Joseph Harris
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Joseph Collins
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Misdemeanor
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The above Deft stand Indicted for a Conspiracy and Fraud
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in Obtaining from the above
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Thos. Cussans
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3 Several Notes of
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Hand value £1000 under the pretence of Discounting the Same
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but instead of Giving him the Money as they promised to 80. They Gave
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him of their own Notes Derted 28th: March 1783 at 12 days after date
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which they told him wered as good as Money or Bank Notes The above
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persons lately Set up a Money Office No. 77 Chairing Cross & used to
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Advertise in the Morning Papers to Advance Money to Noblemen Gentlemen
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a persons of Repute upon their Own Security & to discount Bills at 5 P
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Cent that under Such pretences they Obtained from said Mr. Cussans who
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is
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Gent
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. of very Considerable For time the above 3 Notes wch is all
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Dated 28th. March at Dift. period vat a Few days after they had got
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the said Notes they shut up their pretended Money Office &
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hath kept
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Absconded therefrom with the said notes in their possession & wch Office
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hath been Shut up ever Since & upon full Inquiry into the Characters
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of the above sevl. psomd who call themselves proprietors of said Office
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they turn out to be a set of Notorious Swindlers Lord Offenders in this
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Kind of Business & as the Grand Jury hath found the Bill of Indictment
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please to move the Count for a Bench Warrt. agt. All the parties
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to Hold them to Bail & that such Bail May be Referred to the
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Sitting Majestrates at the Rotation Office in
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Litchfield Street
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& that
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they may give 48 Hours notice to Mr.
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Saml. Leigh
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Sollr. for the
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prosecution at his Chambers No.9
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Inner Temple
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Lane in order that he
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May make the Necessary Enquiry into their Sufficiency.
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