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January 1754

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passage and went up stairs with another Man and when he came into this
Deponents Room and seeing Anderson, Brown sd. to him you Dog it is you I want
upon that Anderson replyed if you want to fight me, I will go down & fight with you,
and then they both went down together and this Depont. followed them, and said
Brown with a large stick the bigness of her 2 fingers and saw him strike Anderson
with it, But Anderson got the stick from him, And then Anderson Struck Brown
Several Blows with the said stick, and broke it, But then the sailer that was
with Brown snatched the stick out of Andersons hand, and then Anderson and
Brown went to fighting with their fists, and Brown said that he would not
fight any more with his Cloths on, And Anderson was as willing to strip
as Brown, And whilst Anderson was pulling off his Cloaths, she this Depont.
said Brown run towards Anderson and pushed at him with something in
his right hand, And Imediately Anderson orged out to the other Soldier Jemmy
I am a dead Man, he has stabd me, And then Brown run away and the
other Man after him as fast as they could and then Anderson, the other
Soldier and this Depont. run after them for about 100 yards, And Anderson
holding his hand upon the place where he was stabd, Says then Anderson
was had to this Deponts. Room, and laid him on her Bed, and sent for
Doctor [..] Bunn, but he not coming soon she went hereof
and then. he came and looked at the wound, and said that he was a
dead Man, and sewed up the wound, says that the Dr. came the next
Morning, and then he said that he was a dead Man further says that
he was carryed to the London Infirmary, But she did not go and see him
but heard that he lived from the 6th: untill the 23d. day of Decemr: and
then dyed




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