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Liberty and County.
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Esqr. the Deced come to this Dept. and informed
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and found the Deced's Bedchamber Door fastened on the inside Says that
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after calling the Deced several times and having no Answer he forced
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he saw the Deced lying upon the Floor by the Bedside very Bloody
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and a great deal of Blood upon the Floor around him, says that the
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this Depts. observation upon the Deced's Behaviour, does believe
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that the Deced for a fortnight last past has at times been Insane
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and for that reason this Dept. or his Brother George Charles
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endeavoured to be with the Deced, as often as they could.
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Footman to the Deced on his Oath saith That the Deced
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went to Bed last Night about Eleven o'Clock Says that the Deced
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used to open the Shutter of his Bedchamber Window (being the pair of stairs) in the Morning
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and generally came down Stairs about nine o'Clock, That the Shutter
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not being opened this Morning, and Dept. not hearing his Master Moor
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usual) he was frightened and feared that some Accident had
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the
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Stairs) Says, that Mr. Charles went into the Room and soon came
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down, after which Dept. went into the Room and saw only the Deced's
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foot upon the Floor, Dept. being then much frightened, but afterwards
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of Blood upon the Floor. And this Dept. says that the Deced has been out
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of Order for about a Month and particularly for the last fortnight
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during which time his Behaviour was different from what is used to be
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That he Eat very little and appeared useasy in his Mind, and behaviour
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that the Deced was disordered in his Senses.
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