City of Westminster Coroners:
Coroners' Inquests into Suspicious Deaths
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9th January 1797 - 29th December 1797

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Image 467 of 79215th July 1797


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Informations of Witnesses taken this
15th. day of July 1797 in the Parish of Saint
George Hanover Square at the House
of William Dykes< no role > the Sign of the Blue
Posts in Bennett Street & Arlington Street
Piccadilly before Anthony Gell< no role > His
Majesty's Coroner for the sd. City
and Liberty touching the Death
of William Raven< no role > otherwise called
Gosgill< no role > , as follow to Wit.

Wm. Brooks< no role > Assistant or Cadder at the Three Kings
in Piccadilly being sworn deposeth that he has known
the deceased abot. 15 Years and that for about six
Weeks last past he has been employed as Postboy
by Mr. Martin at the Black Horse Hay market
that he Lodged at the Blue Posts in Arlington Street
the Corner of Bennett Street and that he and
this Deponent used to sleep together there; that
on Thursday Evening last aboutabout12 o'Clock
when this Deponent went up Stairs to go to Bed he
found the deceased upon the Bed with his Cloaths on
and he told himwhen he appeared to be asleep
whereupon this Deponent called to him twice
and asked him if he was ill and he answered he
was very poorly but would not take any thing
[..] but




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