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And this Informant
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William Heald
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Henry Drummand
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and Company
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Bankers at
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that one Saturday
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Morning last a person now present who calls
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William Lewis
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brought a Draft to
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to following purport
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Messrs. Drummond
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Pay the bearer the sum of Forty eight
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pounds eighteen Shillings and place it to the
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account of
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J Pownall
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Septr 10. 1774
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and tendered the same to this Informant for
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payment thereof upon which this Informant
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desired him to write his name upon the back
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thereof which he did by the name of
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Thos. Smith
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then this Informant went backwards and shewed
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the said Draft to the other Informant George
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Wheelley who being of opinion it was aforged Draft
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Mr Drummond directed this Informant to procure
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a Constable and take the person who had brought
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it for payment into Custody which he did
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And this Informant
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John Pownall
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Esquirer
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forsurname='Drummond' himself saith that
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he keeps Cash at
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Henry
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Drummonds
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& Company at
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Charing Cross
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that on
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Friday Morning last a Clerk of Messr. Drummond
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came to this Informant shewed him the first
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abovementioned Draft now produced and desired
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to know of this Informant whether he had drawn
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it and if it was of his hand Writing upon which
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this Informant gave for answer that he had
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never made any such Draft and that the same
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was a forged Draft and this Informant further
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saith that upon being acquainted of the said
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William
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Lewis
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being taken into Custody he hath attended
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the Examination this Day and upon Examining
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