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of Peter
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Street Cord winder on her Oath Saith that
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the deced has been about three weeks last past ill
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in the same House with Deponents, to see how he did
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says that last Sunday Morning she went up to
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deceds Apartment where his Father then was and
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she informed him that it was proper his Son (the
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deced) should be sent to the Work house or an
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Hospital, and that it was the deceds desire to be
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sent to one of them, or that he should be lost for
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want says the Father as Deponent understood, staying
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at House with the deced all the Sunday she did
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not go any were to him that day. but visited the
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deced on Monday Evening, when the Father came
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Home much intoxicated with Liquor, at which
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time she went up to deced with his said Father
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Says, the Key being on the outside of the Door in the
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Lock, his Father unlocked the door, and Dept. &
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deceds Father went into the Room, and Dept. discovered
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the deced lying on the Floor at the Foot of the Bed
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in his Shirt, in a crooked posture, and was then living,
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says the called her Sister before she went to him
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and She this dept. and deceds Father helpt him into Bed
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says the deced hept crying out several times, ever Since
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eleven o' Clock, which when he came now to himself
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ever since
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eleven o' Clock that morning (the time of the day being
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then about 5 in the afternoon) says after giving him
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some drink the Dept. & her Sister left deced to the
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care of his Father and went down Stairs. says between
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seven and eight said Monday Evening, Dept. was desirous
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other Women in said House to go into deceds Room with
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