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defend a suit to be brought against Da Costa.
Fourthly, That Bayne and Colvin, could not give a sufficient discharge, such as would enable Mr. Hamilton to recover this Money from Mr. O’Donnell his constituent.
These appear’d to be the Grounds, it is true, that the affidavits on the part of the Defendants shew that the Money had been paid to Bayne and Colvin but Mr. Hamilton beleived it was not. Mr. Hamilton swore
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