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Bills of Exchange knowing the same to be Counterfeit
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Maketh Oath and Saith that
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andForster
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of the same City Esquire are very material
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for these Matters and without the benefit of
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their Testimonys this Deponent cannot safely
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Proceed to the Tryals thereof And this Deponent
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Saith the said
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Forster now Reside at
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aforesaid and
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that from the time of his Commitment there
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hath not been sufficient time to Procure them
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to be here at this Present Sessions but this
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Deponent Saith that he will Use his Utmost
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Endeavours to Get them to Appear here at
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the next Sessions and that he verily believes
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he shall be able to Produce those
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Gentleman
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upon his Tryals as Witnesses. Mr. Sampson
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Sworn the
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23d Febry. 1764
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By the Court
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