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maketh
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Oath that he this Depont. Did on Thursday the eighth day
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of August in the year of our Lord one thousand Seven hundred
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and thirty four put the Bank note Date the Eighth Day
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of August one thousand Seven hundred and thirty four
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Twenty five pounds payable to
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Robert Needham
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or Bearer mentioned in the Commitment of this Defendt.
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together with other Notes into a Letter directed to Robert
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Needham Esquire at
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said Letter to the
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William Syms
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who was then Book keeper to this Depont in order to be sent
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(as he
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informed this Depont. and as this Depont. verify believes)
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did accordingly put the said Letter into the General Post
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Office in
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to be forwarded But the said Letter
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never same to the hands of the said Mr. Needham as the said
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Mr. Needham informed this Depont. and as this Depont.
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verify believes And this Depont. further saith that the
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said
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left thus Deponts. Service in or about
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the Month of February in the said Year of our Lord one
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thousand Seven hundred and thirty four and went (as
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this Depont. believes) to the Island of Saint Christopher
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in the west Indies And this Depont. further saith that
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the said
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now lives in
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Mr.
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there as this Deont
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is informed and verify believes.
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14th. Janry. 1736
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