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The Information of
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Francis Calvert
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John Partridge
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Elizabeth Whitmore
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and
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Richard Middleton
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taken
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before me this 14th.. day of August 1782.
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Who being on Oath say and first the said
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Francis Calvert
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says that
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in or about March 1781 a Person now present who calls himself
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John
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Clack
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came to this Informants House in Theobalds Road and wanted
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to hire a Phaeton which he refused him unless he the said
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John
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deposited £10 as a Security for the samethis Informant
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not knowing him or where he lived. That said Clack left this
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but which said Clack neglected to do. That about 3 or 4 Days af-
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terwards this Informant received a Letter from said Clack desiring
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him to meet him at Old Slaughters
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Coffee house
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whither he
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went and saw him at Dinner with others That said Clack
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proposed to this Informant to enter into an Agreement with
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him that he this Informant should Serve him with a Phaeton
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and a Pair of Horses for a limited Time, but which this
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Informant refused to Comply with. That said Clack then asked
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this Informant if he was going
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this Informant replied
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Yeswhen said Clack observed that he would be with this Informant
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in a couple of Hours. That said Clack came to this Informants
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house about the appointed time, took out of his Pocket the Bill
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of Exchange now produced purporting to be the Bill of Exchange
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of Richd.. Riddleton, on Mrs..
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Thomas Smith
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George Street
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London, for the Payment of Thirty Pounds, to Mrs.
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Thomas Lorkin
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or Order,
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and
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dated Febry.. 8th.. 1781 and purporting
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to be Accepted by the said
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Thomas Smith
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and which said Bill
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of Exchange said Clack put into this Informant's hands saying
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that it was a good Bill, & that
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Thomas Lorkin
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(to whom it
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was payable) was of the
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Victualling Office
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" and after Indorsing
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