City of Westminster Coroners:
Coroners' Inquests into Suspicious Deaths
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4th January 1772 - 30th December 1772

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Sir


on Saturday last one Edward Rawling< no role > a Servant
Belonging to Mr. Chipandale a Cabbinet maker in St.
Martins Lane on saturday Lasthad a Misfortune
toBy a fall in his Masters own house to Break two
of his Ribbs he was Carried from their to his Lodgin in
Hays Court near Newport market hath been Regularly
attended by a Surgeon & Phytsician but from yt. Accident
he is how Dead I am Employ'd as Undertaker to Burry him
& Did purpose Burrying him as to Morrow But on
Reflection think wee must have your Sanction
I have Stated ye. facts above as they Realy are and Submit
to your Direction how to Act ye. family of ye. Man is Very
poor ye Wife gets her Bread By washing hath but one room
to Wash; & Do her Business in which is ye Room ye. poor Cork
Lay's in: if By your Warrent By this Report or any other
Means you shall Flove of to let ye Corps Etc Burried to
Morrow Evenn. it will Doing a great five of Charrity to
ye. Poor District Widow; I assure you to my own knowledge
all I have wrote above are noting But facts & Shall
be glad youl favour me with a Line how to proceed

I am Sir Yr. Most Obedient
Humble Servt.
B Wood
Dean Street Soho Square

Saturday Decemr: 12th: 1772




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