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February 1764

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Says that two Gentleman come up to the Deced, and soon after
Deced desired one of them to send for Mr. Hawkins
Surgeon, says that the Gentleman immediately went, says
that another Person brought a Post Choise (which Deponent
had seen before in Hyde Park ) into the Wilderness, and
the Deced was put into it, and carried toa House St.
George's Hospital near Hyde Park Corner , Says that he
assisted the Deced into the House, when he observed the
Deced's Shirt to be very Bloody, says that Deced was
put into Bed, and Deponent left him there and went away
Deponent says that he saw no Person near the Deced when he fell but [..]
Man that ran away with the Swords and pistols as above

James Frith< no role >

Richard Morris< no role > of the Navy Office Gentleman, on his Oath
saith, that he has known the Deced several Years, that Deced
sent for Deponent on Sunday Night last to come to him says that he wont
to Deced, who was in St. George Hospital on Monday Morning
last, says that he found the Deced in Bed, very bloody, Says
that Deced was Sensible, and that he informed Deponent that he had reced a Wound
from Lieutenant Span in Duel, Says that Deced
told him, that there had been an Old Quarrel between
him and Lieutenant Span, when they were or Board
the Richmond Man of War , and that He (the Deced) had
given the said Lieutenant Span some hard words which
occasioned this Duel. Says that he asked Deced if he
had any Second, to which Deced replied that he had not,
but that Lieutenant Span had one, and said, that he
(the Deced) had a Post Chaise ready to carry him off
if he had killed the said Lieutenant Span, Deponent says
that the asked Deced where he would have gone, to which
Deced Answered he could not tell, Deponent says that
Deced was of a Quarrelsome Disposition and Deced
informed Deponent that he had fought a Duel at
Nove Scotia with a Lieutenant belonging to the Richmond
Man of War, on Board of which Ship Deced had been Surgeon.

Richd. Morris< no role >




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