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Believe he relies on our not being able to prove the Property [of] the Salt which is the Object of the Trespass.
We shall prove 37,000 Mands of Salt, and upward were taken. We shall prove Joynarain Gosaul put the Salt up to Sale, at public Auction at Calcutta in three Lots each of 10,000 Maunds, and a gourth Lot of 10,000 Maunds more or less. The Salt was seized at Narain Gunge, four Peons sent by Mr. Duncanson kept possession of the Salt until about a Fortnight after
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