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presented at the shop of the said Littler a Certain
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Note which follows in these word Mr. Littler Odiham
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the
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stole it out of the Money due for Stockings to your
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by this Informant on the Account of the said Littler
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to the Said Poe Alias Jones and that the said for Alias
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Jones endorsed
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the said time he did not carefully consider the Hand
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on hearing the said Note was forged he hath Since compared
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on So doing he verily believes the Said Note not to be
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the Hand Writing of the Said Gregory the it hath same
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from before me this
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