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Thomas Lee
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to Mr. Howard of
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on his Oath saith That on Monday
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Morning last he was ordered by Mr. Howard to go to
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Mrs. Langdon where he saw the Deced lying upon the Floor
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Bloody with his Seull Fractured, upon the top of his
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Head, and a Wound on Each side of his Neck Says
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that there was a Pistol in one of the Deced's hands with
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the End of the Barrel close to the Deced's Neck, and
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another Pistol lying upon the Carpet near the Deced
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and much Blood upon the Carpet and upon the
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Cloaths, and believes that the Deced was shot,
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that he was than Cold, and Dept. believes that the Deced
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had been dead some hours.
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Thos: Lee
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Robert Smith
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of Long Acre
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Baker
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on his Oath saith
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that on Monday Morning last about nine o'Clock
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Mr. Lewis's Servant came to Dept. and informed him
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that the Gentleman in that Lodged in the two pair of Stairs
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at Mrs. Langdon was dead, upon which he went to Mr.
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Langdon whom he found in affit, Says that Mr. Howard's
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Apperntice was fetched who went up slow into Deced's Room
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with Mr. Lewis and this Dept:, Says that he saw the Deced
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lying upon the Carpet in the Foreman upon his rightside
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with a Pistol in one of his Hands, and another Pistol
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discharged, says that the Deced was dead, that his Sould
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was Fracture on the top of his Head, and that he had
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a Wound on each side of his Neck, which was the cause
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of the Deced's Death and Dept. believes that he shot
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himself
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Robt Smith
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Severally Sworn the Day Year &
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place abovementioned before me
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