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Verdict of the Jury touching the Death of
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That the said
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was then and there Suffocated and
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Drowned of which said Suffocation and Drowning he the
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then and there instantly Died And so
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on
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manner and by the Means aforesaid accidentally casually
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and by Misfortune came to his Death and not otherwise
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In Witness whereof the Foreman on behalf of himself and
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the rest of the Jurors has hereunto set his Hand this 28th.
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day of July 1778.
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