8th
April 23d
1762

Treaded with greif and as I am informed, communi-
-cated to the maid that the had got a ps. of bread
& butter with Opeum on it which laid in a
band box on the window in the Same Room
the maid run from her in a forght, and took the
box from the Window to a Table, and the brother
followd her, I did the same, And Saw her take
a Peice of an Old news Paper out of the box in
which the maid Sayes was bread & butter The
brother immediatly look it out of her hand &
Put it on his Pocket I Could not think what
all this meant & was greatly frightend And the
maid to Pacify me Says, Madm come into the
next Room & I'll lett YouAnd there She told
me Mr. Sibson had eat Some bread & butter wt
Opium the morning before, & that was the remaind-
-er of it I was very much Alarond & Cryd Sadly
not knowing the nature of Opium and Said in
my Fright as I have been Since in formdof now
my child has as much need of a Doctor as
Mr. SibsonCan we give her nothing to take
to bring it up against The maid then Assurd
me she had reachd it up in the morning for
She Saw on the Pott which She had Empoly'd like
head & butter & all greasiefor that She had to
Seald the Pot From this She went into my
daughters Assistance again to get her from the
told for She was quite Raving and we thought side
disturbed Mr. Sibson and with much Perswesion
she got her into the next Room whether I followd
her but Returne immediatly; Some litle time
After the maid Prevaild on her to go down Stairs
& lay down on the bed; & there losked her in where
she Continued Some hoursI went also my Self into
the next room & laid down but after lying I born time
I was Starll'd with a great Knooking which was my

Mr Mortin

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