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 Rh  The econd indictment was for forging a receipt, purporting to be a receipt from one Adam Foulke, with intent to defraud the United States. It was expreed in the following words:

“Philadelphia County. The Jurors for the Commonwealth of Pennylvania, upon their oaths and affirmations, do preent, that Cornelius Sweers, late of the county aforeaid, yeoman, on the firt day of July, in the year of our Lord one thouand even hundred and eventy even, and long before, and ince, was a clerk to the department of the Commiary General of military tores, in the armies of the United States of America, and entruted and employed by Colonel Benjamin Flowers, the Commiary General of military tores in the armies aforeaid; and by the honorable continental Congres, to make payments, and take receipts, bills of parcels, and other vouchers, for military tores and for divers articles neceary and fitting in the preparation of military tores, purchaed for the ue of the armies aforeaid, and to keep the accounts thereof: And the Jurors aforeaid, upon their oaths and affirmations aforeaid, do further preent, that the ame Cornelius Sweers, on the ame day and year aforeaid, at the city of Philadelphia, in the county aforeaid, contriving and intending, falely and fraudulently, to deceive and deraud the United States aforeaid, with force and arms, falely, wickedly and unlawfully, did make, forge and counterfeit, and caue to be made, forged and counterfeited, a certain writing, purporting to be a receipt for one thouand and twenty pounds and fifteen hillings, and purporting to be igned in the name of one Adam Foulk, in the words and figures following, to wit, “3 Rec’d 1t July 1777 of Col. B. Flowers, C. G. M. S. one thouand and twenty pounds 15. for 820 bayonet belts, and 920 cartouch boxes, for the use of the army.

£.1020—15

to the evil example of all others in like cae offending, to the great damage of the United States, and againt the peace and dignity of the Commonwealth of Pennylvania. And the Jurors aforeaid, upon their oaths and affirmations aforeaid, do further preent, that the aid Cornelius Sweers, contriving and intending the aid United States, falely and fraudulently, to deceive and defraud, then and there, with force and arms, the aid writing, o as aforeaid falely made and counterfeited, purporting to be a receipt for the um of one thouand and twenty pounds and fifteen hillings, and purporting to be igned in the name of the aid Adam Foulk, wickedly, unlawfully and fraudulently, did publih, and caue to be publised, as and for a true writing and receipt of the aid Adam Foulk; which aid falely forged and counterfeited “ writing