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Majestys
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Who being severally upon Oath say and First
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that on Thursday afternoon
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the Eighth of this Instant September a person now
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brought a Draft
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datd Septemr. 8 1770.
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in the
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Messrs. Drummond
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Pay the Bearer the sum of Fifteen
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pounds and place it to the account of
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I Pownall
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Septr. 8th. 1774
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and presented the same to this Informant
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for Payment. upon which this Informant desired
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the said
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to write his name
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now Indorsed thereon
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this Informant then paid him the said
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Fifteen pounds in one Bank note for that sum
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that the next Morning upon Examining the
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Several Drafts of the proceding Day some
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Suspicion Arose that the aforesaid Draft was
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not of the hand Writing of Mr Pownal upon
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which a Clerk was sent with the said Draft
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to Mr Pownall who brought back for Answer
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that it was not of his hand Writing
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