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					<title type="main">The Occom Circle</title>
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						<expan>and</expan>
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							<abbr>Acc.<hi rend="superscript">nt</hi></abbr>
							<expan>account</expan>
						</choice></hi>
					<choice>
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						<expan>and</expan>
					</choice> the <hi rend="underline">Testimonials</hi> &#x2014; These<lb/> Iv'e accompanied <choice>
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						<expan>with</expan>
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						<abbr>Min.<hi rend="superscript">r</hi></abbr>
						<expan>minister</expan>
					</choice> or principal<lb/> Person &#x2014; I expect all were <choice>
						<abbr>rec.<hi rend="superscript">d</hi></abbr>
						<expan>received</expan>
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					<choice>
						<abbr>&#x0026;</abbr>
						<expan>and</expan>
					</choice>
					<placeName key="place0260.ocp">Braintree</placeName>)<lb/> will get into their Hands <choice>
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					</choice> &#x2014; I expect, as I shall<lb/> send them by this Midnight's Coach &#x2014;
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					<choice>
						<abbr>&#x0026;</abbr>
						<expan>and</expan>
					</choice> other Places that You<lb/> may go to Westward of <placeName key="place0260.ocp"
						>Braintree</placeName> You may show my<lb/> Letter of <choice>
						<abbr>Recommendat.<hi rend="superscript">n</hi></abbr>
						<expan>recommendation</expan>
					</choice> (if You go to these Places) so<lb/> You may Eastward at <placeName
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					<placeName key="place0264.ocp">Chelmsford</placeName> &#x2014; Had I time <choice>
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						<expan>would</expan>
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						<expan>ministers</expan>
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					<choice>
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					</choice> take in <placeName key="place0259.ocp">Bishop Stortford</placeName>
					<choice>
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							<orig>M<hi rend="superscript">r</hi></orig>
							<reg type="modernization">Mr.</reg>
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						<expan>congregations</expan>
					</choice> in <placeName key="place0275.ocp"><choice>
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							<expan>Suffolk</expan>
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					</choice> have sent You one to excite <choice>
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						<expan>your</expan>
					</choice> Laughter <choice>
						<abbr>&#x0026;</abbr>
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					</choice> to show <choice>
						<abbr>w.<hi rend="superscript">t</hi></abbr>
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						<reg type="variation">inquired</reg>
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					</choice> now I can satisfy them &#x2014;<lb/> This famous Catchpenny is called a <hi
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							<orig>M<hi rend="superscript">r</hi></orig>
							<reg type="modernization">Mr.</reg>
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							<reg type="modernization">Mr.</reg>
						</choice> and <persName key="pers0654.ocp"><choice>
								<orig>M<hi rend="superscript">rs</hi></orig>
								<reg type="modernization">Mrs.</reg>
							</choice> Newton</persName></persName>
					<choice>
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					</choice> M<hi rend="superscript"><unclear reason="illegible"/></hi>
					<persName key="pers1743.ocp">Ruggles</persName>
					<choice>
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						<expan>and</expan>
					</choice><lb/> our little Girl <choice>
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					</choice> Boy all think <choice>
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						<expan>salutations</expan>
					</choice> to <choice>
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						<expan>and</expan>
					</choice> May You live to see the <choice>
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					</choice> Effects of <choice>
						<abbr>y.<hi rend="superscript">r</hi></abbr>
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					</choice>,<lb/>
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							<orig>D.<hi rend="superscript">r</hi></orig>
							<reg type="modernization">Dr.</reg>
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					<signed><persName key="pers0608.ocp"><choice>
								<abbr>Sam.<hi rend="superscript">l</hi></abbr>
								<expan>Samuel</expan>
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					<persName key="pers0608.ocp"><choice>
							<orig>D<hi rend="superscript">r</hi></orig>
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					<date when="1767-09-28"><choice>
							<abbr>Sept.</abbr>
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					<hi rend="indent"><placeName key="place0279.ocp"><choice>
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