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<p n="1512">he Visited this Dept a good night & was going<lb></lb>
up Stairs to Bed this Dept. Saith that she<lb></lb>
then next into the yard but in the<lb></lb>
Come of ten Minutes as then Dept. was in<lb></lb>
the Tap Rom she heard a great noise<lb></lb>
she and other Persons immediately went<lb></lb>
to the Stairs & then Saw the Deced<lb></lb>
lying on the Stairs his Head being<lb></lb>
downwardsthe Deced was immediately<lb></lb>
taken up but never Spoke and was<lb></lb>
dead by the time they got him into<lb></lb>
the RoomMedical assistance was<lb></lb>
immediately sent but to no pufore<lb></lb>
as he was certainly dead this Dept<lb></lb>
believes that no person was on the<lb></lb>
Stair at the time she has no doubts<lb></lb>
but to think that the Deced was<lb></lb>
<obscured></obscured>
much with Death on the Stairs &<lb></lb>
Consequently fell down himself</p>
<p n="1513"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65235_n1513-1">Elizabeth mc Donald</rs>
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<p n="1514">Verdict</p>
<p n="1515">That <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65235_n1515-1">John Peasgood</rs>
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died on<lb></lb>
Tuesday the 4th. day of<lb></lb>
August 1795 a natural Death<lb></lb>
by the Visitation of God<lb></lb>
& not otherwise.</p>
<p n="1516"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65235_n1516-1">John Nixon</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65235_occ972">Foreman</rs>
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