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48 disposing mind^&memory and perfect in his Understanding, - That the next morning about day break the deponant was awakened by the coming of Mr Piper to his House who told him that Mr Mc.Clean had in the night become exstreemly ill, and he believed was in Immediate danger and requested the deponant to draw the Will as quick as possible, That this deponant presently began the draft, And Mr Piper promised that when – he returned to Mr Mc.Cleans ( as his intended to do directly that he would send a Messanger to be ready to receive the Will as soon as done, should Mr Mc.Clean seem to Continue in Immediate danger, That after this deponant had drawn the Will and waited some little time for the messinger Mr Mc.Clean had himself promised to send as is before mentioned ( having not received also any Message from Mr Piper which Induced this deponant to think Mr Mc.Clean was not so ill as Mr Piper apprehen= :ded ) This deponant then Inclosed the draft afd of the Intinded – will of Mr Mc.Clean together with the drafts above mentioned under cover directed to the said Mr Mc.Clean and dispatched his own Servant with the same directing him if he should meet Mr Mc.Cleans Messinger to deliver him the Letter and send him back with it otherwise to proceed himself to Mr Mc.Cleans and to deliver the Letter into the hands of Mr. Mc.Clean, The servant when he returned told the deponant that he delivered the Letter to Mrs. Mc.Clean but that she said – it was too late for that Mr Mc.Clean her Husbandhad about 5 o.Clock that morning. This deponant further saith that the paper to which this present deposition is Annexed purporting to be the last Will & Testament of James Mc.Clean is with respect to the matter of it a true Copy or draft from the Notes Memorandums and Instructions of the said James Mc.Clean as given and delivered to this deponant by the said James Mc.Clean for the purpose and whereby to draw the same into form for and as the |
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