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The Whisperer No 46 Cobb's Certificates At Sea
Testimony from creditors and witnesses recounts the loss and ruin of William Cobb of Clare Market who financed his patent scheme with 600 pounds. He sailed in 1769 and exceeded expectations, but his records exist only in scattered offices as he pursued trials, while subscribers at Middlesex attest to the debt and the oath verifies the certificate's truth.
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Cobb
William Cobb
Clare-Market
Gent
Middlesex
St. Clements Danes