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                <anchor xml:id="n069r-01"/><note place="marginLeft" target="#n069r-01">136</note>
                
                <p rend="center" xml:id="par1"><hi rend="large">A</hi> Copy of a Letter sent to <hi rend="overline">Richard</hi> Morris at Panton <lb xml:id="l1"/>street and Grocer</p>
                
                <p rend="indent0" xml:id="par2">M<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> Morris</p>
                
                <p rend="indent0" xml:id="par3">This is to satisfy you how that Yarbury has informed <unclear reason="hand" cert="medium">Iustin</unclear> Ellis <lb xml:id="l2"/>how that Chaloner was <choice><abbr>abo<hi rend="superscript">t</hi>.</abbr><expan>about</expan></choice> Exchecq<choice><orig><hi rend="superscript">r</hi></orig><reg>uer</reg></choice> bills and that he was a going <choice><abbr>abo<hi rend="superscript">t</hi>.</abbr><expan>about</expan></choice> <lb xml:id="l3"/>the Lottery Bills and how that he did guild a quarter Cobb for Thomas <lb xml:id="l4"/>Holloway for to go for a Pistoll and he has made an Affidavit <choice><abbr>ag<hi rend="superscript">t</hi>.</abbr><expan>against</expan></choice> <lb xml:id="l5"/>Tho<hi rend="superscript">s</hi>. Holloway's wife and his maid and you know how that I <lb xml:id="l6"/>have satisfied you <choice><abbr>abo<hi rend="superscript">t</hi>.</abbr><expan>about</expan></choice> all this and that Chaloner was to make <lb xml:id="l7"/>blankes if wee could make a pair of Dyes for to go on with <lb xml:id="l8"/>coyning and that Thomas Holloway gave his brother <choice><orig>I</orig><reg>J</reg></choice>ohn
                    
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                    money for to go to his house to coyn moneys at his house and <lb xml:id="l9"/>it was to do them shillings and that you have one of them and the <lb xml:id="l10"/>silver and I hope in God how that you will stand my friend or else <lb xml:id="l11"/>I am affraid it will go very hard with me for as God is my saviour <lb xml:id="l12"/>I have not done nay thing but what you have been satisfyed with + <lb xml:id="l13"/>I do begg of you for to let me have a line or two from you or I <lb xml:id="l14"/>should be more satisfyed for to see you and I do begg of you for to <del type="strikethrough">see <lb xml:id="l15"/>you</del> put me in a Meethod how I shall help my self in this my <lb xml:id="l16"/>afflictions for this place is very dismall to me Yarbury is giving an <lb xml:id="l17"/>Informa<choice><orig><hi rend="overline">c</hi></orig><reg>ti</reg></choice>on <choice><abbr>ag<hi rend="superscript">t</hi>.</abbr><expan>against</expan></choice> me to the Iustice as well as them and if so be <choice><abbr>y<hi rend="superscript">t</hi></abbr><expan>that</expan></choice> he <lb xml:id="l18"/>and <choice><orig>I</orig><reg>J</reg></choice>ohn Holloway should be evidence <choice><abbr>ag<hi rend="superscript">t</hi>.</abbr><expan>against</expan></choice> me I am affraid it will <lb xml:id="l19"/>go very hard with me so I do begg of you for to take care <choice><abbr>abo<hi rend="superscript">t</hi></abbr><expan>about</expan></choice> those <lb xml:id="l20"/>Concernes and I shall be ever bound for to pray for you and I hope <lb xml:id="l21"/>you will goe to the Warden and intreat him for to consid<choice><orig><hi rend="superscript">r</hi>.</orig><reg>er</reg></choice> of my <lb xml:id="l22"/>misfortunes at this time and I hope if I can get out ounce more <lb xml:id="l23"/>I shall be more serviceable to the Governm<choice><orig><hi rend="superscript">t</hi>.</orig><reg>ent</reg></choice> then I have been for <lb xml:id="l24"/>all this which is all from <choice><abbr>yo<hi rend="superscript">r</hi></abbr><expan>your</expan></choice> <choice><abbr>Serv<hi rend="superscript">t</hi>.</abbr><expan>Servant</expan></choice> till dealt</p>
                
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