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Wednesday 29th: July 1747.
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Deposicons touching the Death of
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George Powell
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Maketh Oath & Saith that on Tuesday Afternoon abt. 3 & 4 o Clock
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the 28th: Inst: as she this Depont came home from Work a Woman
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who Named one
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Ann Williams
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& her
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Depont. to come up stairs for there would be Murder And
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Accordingly this Deponts. did go up stairs & there found the
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on her Knees by his strokeing of
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his face & sd. my Dear toming is Dead my Dear Tomy
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is Dead & further says that she this Depont layd hold
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of
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his Right hand & found that he was Dead, Says
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that she saw a Knife in the first Room all Bloody on the
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Bench where the Deced need to work and took up the sd.
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Knife & sd. this is the Knife that Killed the Dead
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her
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Marke
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