Amsterdam had it from an English diamond merchant, the diamond merchant had it from a stock jobber, and the stock jobber had it from a sporting club, who had it from a temporary member in December last in payment of a gambling debt, and that temporary member's name was Ratman.

That's not all, sir.
My letter was posted in America, November 9.

On November 17 the post- master at Yeld, an intelligent man, sir, received a letter with an American stamp, sir, addressed to Roger Ingleton, senior, at Maxfield.
A Yankee stamp was a novelty to your intelligent post-master, and he took a note of date, and sent it up here for delivery.

It was delivered here November 17, and your footman remembers giving it to your colleague.

Three days after, Mr Ratman visited his friend Captain E.
Oliphant here.