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<p n="1406">says that he has carefully examined the Bill of Exchange now produced and<obscured></obscured>
that the Name Richd..<lb></lb>
Middleton "(as Drawer of said Bill) is not his Hand-writing, nor any other part thereof, and further says<lb></lb>
he is very sure that he never gave such a Bill neither to Thomas Lerkin now present nor any<lb></lb>
other person whatsoever. And the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45026_n1406-1">Francis Calvert</rs>
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further says from all the foregoing circum-<lb></lb>
stances he doth Suspect and believe that the said Thomas Lerkin feloniously<obscured></obscured>
falsly made forged and<lb></lb>
counterfeited the said Bill of Exchange and published it to said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45026_n1406-2">John Clack</rs>
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with an Intention to defraud;<lb></lb>
and doth likewise suspect and believe that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45026_n1406-3">John Clack</rs>
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feloniously Published the same to this<lb></lb>
Informant knowing it to be false forged and counterfeited with an Intent<obscured></obscured>
to defraud<del>to</del>
this Informant.</p>
<p n="1407">Sworn before me this 14th..<lb></lb>
day of August 1782.}</p>
<p n="1408"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45026_n1408-1">Sampr Wright</rs>
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<p n="1409"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45026_n1409-1">Frans. Calvart</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45026_n1409-2">John Partridge</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45026_n1409-3">E: Whitmore</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45026_n1409-4">Richd. Middleton</rs>
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