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says that he has carefully examined the Bill of Exchange now produced and
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that the Name Richd..
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Middleton "(as Drawer of said Bill) is not his Hand-writing, nor any other part thereof, and further says
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he is very sure that he never gave such a Bill neither to Thomas Lerkin now present nor any
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other person whatsoever. And the said
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further says from all the foregoing circum-
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stances he doth Suspect and believe that the said Thomas Lerkin feloniously
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falsly made forged and
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counterfeited the said Bill of Exchange and published it to said
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John Clack
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with an Intention to defraud;
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and doth likewise suspect and believe that the said
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John Clack
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feloniously Published the same to this
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Informant knowing it to be false forged and counterfeited with an Intent
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to defraud
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Sworn before me this 14th..
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day of August 1782.}
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Sampr Wright
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