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<p n="830"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65231_geo1129">City & Liberty of Westmr</rs>
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.<lb></lb>
in the County of <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65231_geo1130">Midsex</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Informations taken this Twenty fifth day<lb></lb>
of June 1791 at the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65231_geo1131">Parish of St. James</rs>
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within<lb></lb>
the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65231_geo1132">Liberty of Westmr.</rs>
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in the County of<lb></lb>
Midsex upon an Inquisition touching the<lb></lb>
death of <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65231_n830-1">Samuel Hall</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65231_occ855">lying dead</rs>
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in the<lb></lb>
said Parish Liberty and County.</p>
<p n="831"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65231_n831-1">Thomas Langford</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65231_occ856">Victualler</rs>
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at the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65231_geo1133">Sign of the White<lb></lb>
Hart</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65231_geo1134">Shug Lane</rs>
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on his Oath saith, That <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65231_n831-2">Samuel<lb></lb>
Hart</rs>
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the Deced lodged at this Dept. House and came<lb></lb>
home last Night about Nine o'Clock when <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65231_n831-3">Henry<lb></lb>
Francis</rs>
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the Deced's Bed fellow, and the Deced drank<lb></lb>
two Penny worth of Gin and Water and they both went<lb></lb>
to Bed together, in great friendship and Harmony<lb></lb>
Says that this Morning about forty Minutes after<lb></lb>
one, this Dept. was an awaked by People talking above<lb></lb>
Stairs and found that the Deced was dead, by<lb></lb>
the Bursting of a Vessel as Dept. was informed<lb></lb>
the Deced having vomited a great deal of Blood<lb></lb>
upon the Floor, Says that he fetched a <rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65231_occ857">Surgeon</rs>
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<lb></lb>
who Examined the Deced and said that a<lb></lb>
Blood Vessel with in him burst which he believes<lb></lb>
to be the cause of Deced's death.</p>
<p n="832"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65231_n832-1">Thos Langford</rs>
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<p n="833"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65231_n833-1">Robert Mc. Griffin</rs>
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a <rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65231_occ858">Lodger</rs>
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at Mr. Langford<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65231_occ859">Cordwainer</rs>
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, on his Oath saith That a little<lb></lb>
before Ten o'Clock last Night he heard the Deced<lb></lb>
and <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65231_n833-3">Henry Francis</rs>
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go up Stairs to Bed together<lb></lb>
appearing from their talk to be in Friendship<lb></lb>
nor did the ever know them to have any Quarrel<lb></lb>
Says that between One & two o'Clock this Morning<lb></lb>
Dept. was called up by John (whose Sername<lb></lb>
he does not know) who said that one of the<lb></lb>
Men above Stairs was dying upon which<lb></lb>
he went up to the Deced, who died<lb></lb>
immediately upon Dept. taking hold of his Hand<lb></lb>
Says that there was Blood upon the Floor which<lb></lb>
Deced had vomited as Dept. was informed, and<lb></lb>
Dept. believes that he died in consequence of<lb></lb>
Bursting a Vessel within him</p>
<p n="834"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65231_n834-1">Robt. W: Griffin</rs>
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