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         Abdelo Martin aged 34 yeares or thereabouts Sworne and Liber B.

       Examined in open Court Sayeth that Aron lacobson Came to

       this Dèponents house; and told this Depont that he had

       received three hogshead of Tobacco of John Little, and did

       See the Stripping and packing of them, and that when he

       Came to See the ‘Tobacco againe it was Damnified.

                             Signum

                       Abdelo A M Martin

         William Squire aged 25 yeares or thereabouts Sworne and

       Examined in open Court the 4th of November 1657 Sayeth

       that he this Deponent did See one hogshead of Tobacco

       packed, which John Little paid to Aron lacobson and tht the

       Tobacco was Good and well Conditioned, and that Aron

       packed one hogshead himself wch he had and this Deponent

       did hear Iohn Little Call to the Said Aron Jacobson, and bid

       him have a Care of his Tobacco for the Thatch was off the

       house, And farther this Deponent Sayth that This Tobacco

       was taken out of the Same Bulk which mr Jordans Tobacco

       Came out of which was all very Good Tobacco, And this Depo-

       nent did farther Say that he heard mr Jordan proffer the Said

       Jacobson three other hogsheads of Tobacco in any other place,

       for those three hogsheads which the Said Jacobson did then

       receive, and farther this Depont Sayth not Signum

                        William W Squire

         John Cornelius aged 36 yeares or thereabouts Sworne and

       Examined Sayth, that he this Deponent doth testifie that

       George Reede did tender down this 24th of September three

       hogsheads of Tobacco for the use of major Iohn Billingsly,

       with one hogshead of Tobacco more to make up the full Sume

       which Tobacco this Deponent affirmeth to be Sound and mer-

       chan table

       November                        John Cornelius

       [the 6t An0 Salutis 1657

         Iohn Harwood aged 50 yeares or thereabouts Sworne Saith

       that George Reed did this 24th of September tender three

       hogsheads of Tobacco for the use of major Iohn Billingsly wth

       one hhd of Tobacco more to make up the full Sume wch ‘I'ob

       is Sound & merchantable      Signurn

                              John H Harwood

         William Canneday aged 30 years or thereabouts declareth p. 353

       upon Oath, that George Reede did this 24th of September

       make tender of three hogsheads of Tobacco, with one hhd

       more of Tobacco to make up the full Suffie, for the use of