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Westmr. in the
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December 1791 at the
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of Midsex upon an Inquisition touching the deat
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Liberty and County
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William
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Sallers
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St. Margaret
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Westmr.
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on her Oath saith That she Lodges in
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a Garret in Mr. Sellors even With the Garret whe
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the Deced Lodged Says that on Thursday Morn
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last the Twenty second Instant George the Deced
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son (who usually Slept with his Mother) called
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Dept. desiring he to come to the Deced who
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dying Says that she went, and saw the Deced
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lying upon the Heath Bleeding from a wound in
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her Throat. which Dept. believes the Deced ga
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herself, Says that a Surgeon was fetched w
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Dressed the Deceds Wound and advised the
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Deced's being carried to
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St. George's Hospital
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, where
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Dept. saw the Body today and was informed
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that she died there last Saturday the 24 Instant
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Says that the Deced attempted to destroy a
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herself on Sunday last was three weeks, but
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Dept prevented her by taking the Knife out of he
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Hand and Dept. believes that Deced was at
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times Disorder
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May
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Joseph Roberts
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Princes Street
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Westmr.
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Green Grocer
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on his Oath saith That on Thursday Morning last
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a large Quantity of Blood was found at the bottom
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of Depts. Stairs and that his Wife found a Kni
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Bloody near the back Door of the Prince's Head the
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That he was soon after informed that the Deep
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had cut her Throat, and believes that the Act
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was her own and Says that for upwards of a
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Year last past the Deced has been addicted to Drinking
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Severally Sworn the Day
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Year & Place above written
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before me
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Tho. Prickard
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Joseph Roberts
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