City of Westminster Coroners:
Coroners' Inquests into Suspicious Deaths
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5th January 1788 - 29th December 1788

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Joseph Ferdinand< no role > Golho of Hill Street in
the Parish of st. George Hanover Square Surgeon
on his Oath Saith that he was requested to
Enquire the Body of George Adam Calcraft Hesse< no role > ,
on Examining the Month he found the Roof of
the Mouth token away, [..] which wound Dept.
apprehened was made by a Billet or other hard
Body, which had pence tracted into the Brain,
which was the cause of Deced's death,

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Thomas Butt< no role > late Clerk to Mr. Hesse, the Deced
on his Oath saith That he has lived with the Deced
almost five Years, Deced being Chief Clerk to the
Corn necessary General of Masters, Says that the
Deced for about three Weeks last past has been
dejected and very low Spirited, and often in
Dept. heaving Said that he did not know what
he was doing, and Dept. sow han do things
that he, did not into and to do and that he
afterwards recalled himself, And Dept. Says
that the Deced was at times Disordered in
his Mind, Says that he Understood that
there were some [..] loose Papers and Letters
found in Deced's Parlour this Morning, but
none directed to this Dept. to his Knowledge.

Thos. Butts< no role > .

William Woodman< no role > Clerk to the late Mr. Hesse
the Deced on his doth saith, That the Deced
for about [..] there Weeks last past has been
in a very Desponding low Spirited Way
his Ideas being much Deranged That
he was much confused, and said at this that
he did not know what he was doiue and
Dept. believes that at times the Deced did
not know what he was doing, Says that
he took a Letter off the Deced's Table in
the Parlour this Morning directed to this
Dept. wherein Deced Desired he would
give his Wife and Mother all the Assistance
in his Power.

Wm. Woodman< no role >

Severally Sworn the
Day Year and Place
abovementioned before me
Tho. Prickard< no role > Coroner }




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