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Search over all his Desks Drawers Boxes Books papers and
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writings and in the Pocketts of his wearing Apparell but hath not
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been able to find the said Bill of Exchange And this Deponent doth
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Verilly believe that the said Bill of Exchange And this Deponent doth
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so that he this Deponent cannot prosecute the said
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George Stephen
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for the Forgery and Felony aforesaid Pursuant to the Condition
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of his said Recognizance And this Deponent further Saith that the
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said Bill of Exchange if so lost or destroyed was merely by Accident
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and entirely without the knowledge or privity of this Deponent and
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that if he this Deponent could have found the said Bill of Exchange
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he would have prosecuted the said Prisoner pursuant to the prosecutor
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entered into by turn for that purpose as he intended to have done at
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this present Session And that the Sole reason that this Deponent doth
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not prosecute the said Prisoner as aforesaid is not being able to
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find the said Bill of Exchange without which he is Advised he
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cannot do And this Deponent further Saith that he hath not
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Sureted parted with or disposed of the said Bill of Exchange or
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permitted any person or persons to take away or secrete the same
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not doth he know or hath ever heard that the same hath been taken
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away or ever found by any person or persons whatsoever or hath he
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this Deponent done or consented to do any thing to screen the said
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George Stephen Hearsey from punishment through favor or
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Affection toward the said Prisoner or any other person whatsoever
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or by or through the means of any Gain Gratuity profit Reward
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or the keper or promise thereof or that the said prisoner might
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Escape Justice for the said offence or for any other reason or motive
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Whatsoever.
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Sworn
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at Justices Hall in the
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12th. day
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of September 1772
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