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Depositions of Witnesses taken at London
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that is to say at the Parish of Saint Bartholomew
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1796 on view of the Body of
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George Davis
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now here lying Dead
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of No.14
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the County of
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maketh Oath
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that he hath known the
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George Davis
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about five Years
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that he was a
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Carpenter
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by trade That about nine o'Clock on
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Friday Morning last Dept. was at the Horse Shoe Public
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House in Benjamin Street aforesaid that in consequence of
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Dept. having been sent for he went to the House of Phineas
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Nunes No.36
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where the deced lodged Dept.
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& Mr. Nunes went up Stairs to a three pair of Stairs Room
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wherein the deced lodged that they found the Door shut &
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fastened insideDept. by Mr. Nunes direction forced the
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Door open and went into the Room and found the deced
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lying upon his back on the floor between the Bedside and
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the Wall of the Room that he had a large cut or Wound on
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his Throat under the Chin that a great quantity of blood
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issued from the Wound that he Struggled very much and
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was insensible that the alarm was given and Dept. having left
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the Room returned again immediately and found the deced
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had turned himself on his side that upon examining the deced
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afterewards they found a Pen Knife in the deceds right hand
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that the wound was soon after sewed up and the deced was
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taken to the Hospital. Dept: saw the deced once or twice
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afterwards while at the Hospital that he appeared sensible
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but could not speack Dept. saw the deced about ten oClock
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on Sunday Morning last that he appeared to be dying and
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Dept. has been informed the deced died soon after that when
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Dept. forced the door open it was locked inside that for a fortnight
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before Dept. found the deced as before stated he has seen the deced
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several times
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that he appeared very dull and melancholy
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and when spoke to sometimes would answer & sometimes not
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that the deced the day before Dept. found him as before stated
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appeared very dull and complained very much of want
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Sworn this 12th: day of January
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1796 before me}
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