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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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In Boston, Jeremiah Dexter of Walpole was detected passing counterfeit dollars made of pewter, arrested, confessed to making them, and later accused an accomplice who was pursued by warrant.
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Last Tuesday Evening one Jeremiah Dexter of Walpole, a Trader, was detected in offering false and counterfeit Dollars, in this Town; and being apprehended and examined, there were found upon him Five of them, cast in a Mould, they were made of Pewter or some base Metal; and want near 3 Pennyweight, of the Weight of genuine Ones. He at first made very weak and evasive Answers to excuse himself; but being committed to Prison, he confessed the next Morning with Tears, that they were of his own making, and that he had no more than those Five; and then said he had no Accomplices: Notwithstanding which, we hear he has since accused one of being concerned with him, after whom a Warrant for apprehending him was issued Yesterday.
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Boston
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Last Tuesday Evening
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apprehended and imprisoned; confessed to making five counterfeit dollars; accused an accomplice, warrant issued for the accomplice.
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Jeremiah Dexter of Walpole, a Trader, was detected offering false and counterfeit Dollars in Boston. Five were found on him, cast in a mould from pewter or base metal, lacking nearly 3 pennyweight of genuine weight. He gave evasive answers initially but confessed the next morning after imprisonment that he made them himself with no accomplices, though he later accused another.