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 42  on the ame 4th day of February, in the year aforeaid, at the city of Philadelphia, in the county aforeaid, having in his cutody and poeion a certain bill of parcels or account, with a certificate and receipt, all in writing, for a parcel or quantity of flannel cloth, by him purchaed of one Margaret Duncan, for the ue of the Laboratory of the ame armies, and which aid writing was in the words, figures, cyphers and letters following; that i to ay:

I do certify that the above was purchaed and delivered to me for the ue of the Laboratory at Carlile. Iaac Coran, Captain of the Artillery.

and on the back ide of which aid writing is indored and written the words following; that i to ay: Received the within contents in full Margaret Duncan: He the aid Cornelius Sweers aterwards, to wit, on the ame day and year aforeaid, at Philadelphia aforeaid, in the country aforeaid, with force and arms, the aid bill of parcels or writing, falely, fraudulently, and deceitfully, did alter, and caue to be altered, by falely making, forging and adding the figure 4 to and before the figure 9, in the econd item of the aid bill of parcels or writing, which figures and letters did, before uch lat mentioned forgery, import and ignify nine yards, but by reaon and means of uch lat mentioned forgery and addition, did become, import, and ignify forty nine yards; and alo by forging and altering the figure 1, in the um of the aid econd item in the bill of parcels or writing aforesaid, to the figure 8; which figures did, before uch lat mentioned alteration and forgery, import and ignify fifteen pounds, and fifteen hillings, but, by reaon and means of uch lat mentioned alteration and forgery, did become, import and ignify eighty five pounds and fifteen hillings; and alo by falely forging and altering the figure 3 to the figure 4, and the figure 8 to the figure 5, in the um total or amount of the aid bill of parcels or writing; which figures did, before uch lat mentioned forgery and alteration, import and ignify three hundred and eighty one pounds, eventeen hillings and five peace, but, by reaon and means of uch lat mentioned forgery and alteration, did become, import and ignify four hundred and fifty one pounds, eventeen hillings and five pence, with intention to defraud the United States of America aforeaid, of eventy pounds, of lawful money of Pennylvania, to the evil example of all others, in like cae offending, to the great damage of the aid United States, and againt the peace and dignity of the Commonwealth of Pennylvania.”

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