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who happened to be known to me,
remember what would
rightfully be his due.
Juan
After I shall have despatched this letter, I shall send for the man and make the necessary enquiry, and satisfy you upon that point, in a separate communication.
I beg to reply that Showe had called this morning at my house, that I put him into examination upon the point in question, and that in the presence of J. Mory, the Acting Sheriff, and a Justice of the Peace, he distinctly denied having made the statement attributed to him. I have learnt this morning for the first time, that the person who acted as Interpreter on the occasion was a young man whose imperfect knowledge of the language may have occasioned the misstatement under review. The Clerk, when competently examined, speaks distinctly as to the nature of my order.
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To query my official act is to query my private honour.
I reply that my Bailiff, who, as such, has executed all the civil process of the Supreme Court for the last 12 months, and who, while I held the office of Sheriff, followed my daily footsteps, was present when the question was brought to my recollection for the first time, this morning.
Attorney-General,
Clerk to a Magistrate & Editor,
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