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London Deposition of Witness taken at London that
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is to say at the Precinct of
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of
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without in London aforesaid
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this
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12th. day of August 1795
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on view of the Body
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of
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Samuel James
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now here lying Dead
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Raron Abbot Cox
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Spinster
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to Mr. Alderman
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Clark of Maketh Oath that she hath known the deced Samuel
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James about nine or ten Monthsthat for there last six Weeks
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he has been Servant to Alderman Clarkthat on Saturday last
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the deced complained of a Cold and fever on Sunday he was
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much worse and took to his Bedon Monday Mr,. Box an
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Apothecary
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attended the deced that the deced continued very
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ill and an well Yesterday on This Morning Dept. saw the deced
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in his Room about Room up four pair of Theirs
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in Mr. Alderman Charles
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House he was dressed and sayed he was betterbetween ten
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& Eleven Mr. Box the
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came he went up Stairs and
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after staying a little white he came down Dept understood
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from her fellow Servant that Mr Box Sayed the deced was much
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worse that the mush not be left alone that he would send a Blister for him
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that Dept and her fellow Servant
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Sarah Linden
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went to
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the deced and gave him some Beefter that he drant it & cohabit
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of bread that was in it very eagerly after which they left him in the
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Bed
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near the Door and were
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talking together while they were so talking together they head
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something gell
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ran into the deceds Room and
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halloed out he is dead he is deadand ran towards Dept. then
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her & Dept. rand down Stairs Dept. saw the deced lying upon
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a Sink
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in the Area in the back part of the House tha the bled at
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the none & Month & was quite insensible that some person came
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& placed him on the table in the Kitchenthat he was clouded
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but very little blood came from him & in about a quarter for hour
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the deced was quite dead
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Sworn this 12th day of Augst
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1795 before me}
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Haran Cox
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