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[p. 1204]

London 16 De^c 1790.

Thursday

This day between two and three o'Clock in the afternoon, waited upon McKerby, N^o 26 in Edgeware Road, and, found him at Home with a Lady that I suppose to be his Mother, and upon stating my Business to him he answered that a Parcel of Books was sent from Halifax in July Packet by his Brother, intrusted to the care of a Passenger, who brought it to London and delivered it to McKerby at M^r Sparrow's Request because he lived near him at the West End of the Town. McKerby himself delivered the Parcel to M^r Sparrow who then told him that by the Aid of those Books he should be enabled to settle his Business with M^r Desbarres, or words to that Effect, this was in the month of August - McKerby did not know the Numbers nor the Contents of the Books _ This Information I told him was requested by the Referees and to them I should report what he had said.

[signed]  H. Mackworth

DesBarres Papers, Series 5, M23, F 1-5, Volume 6, Accounts, 1767-1794, December 16, 1790, p. 1204

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