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Informations of Witnesses taken at the parish of Saint
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in the Co. of
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maketh oath that on Monday the
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24th. Septr. about half past 8 he heard a Child scream which
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which was just by
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when her saw the deced a Child about nine years old in the street
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& she ran up to Dept-That her Cloaths were in flames
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anor. person present took hold of the deced & led her to a pump
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where Dept & anor. pson pumped water upon her and extinguished
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the Fire. That her things were afterwards taken off her, Dept
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reld. home with the deced to where she lived, & there on her being
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asked how her cloaths had taken fire she sayed she had been
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reading a small book & she shot a Coat had fallen upon her frock
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& set it on fire Says there were only her small Children at the
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House besides the deced-That the House is kept by a Mr. Cruse
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whose Wife had the deced & the two Children before mentd. at nurse.
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Sworn the 8th. Octr. 1798
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maketh oath that the deced was bro't to the Hospital last
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Wednesday Sennight very much burned. That she was dressed the died
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the week following. She was so much hurt that when dept first
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saw her he had little hopes of her recovery.
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Sworn the 8th. Octr. 1798
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