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"any for several days, and then began to be rather
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"low and Feverish. She continued to grew lower & lower
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"till the 9th. of Septr. when She was Seized with a
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"She continued still Sinking to the 13th. Instant & then Died
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"My Opinion is that this Fever was the Occasion of her
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"Death and was not broughton by the Blow, but was
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"occasioned by the Offensive Smell & bad Air from the Lane
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"As since that has happened we have lost most of our
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"Patients, who were brought into the Hospital either
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"with Blows or falls on the Head, besides the Fevers
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"which accompany Wounds of the Head are Generally
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"Attended with a full quick hard pulse, and are received
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"by large Bleadings & Purges, Butall that have died
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"with us lately have scarce had any Pulse at all
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"Death, they all had the very same Symptoms before
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I am Gentleman Your most obedient
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humble Servant
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Pyle
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"To the
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& Gentleman of the Jury appointed
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And this Dept. further says that he is well acquainted
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with Mr. Pyle's hand writing and believes that the Letter
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abovementioned is all of the said Mr. Pyle's hand writing
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Dickinson
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wife of
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Hunger ford
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Maker
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Laborer, on her Oath saith, That she has known then
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Deced,
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several Years who lodged in
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near said Market, Says that on the 27th of August
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last Dept. was informed that aid
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had reced
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Says that said
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(who was confined in
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) on that day sent Dept, to the
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Westmr. Hospital to see the Deced, says that she went
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and found the Deced in good spirits, who told Dept. that
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"the Evening before she was with her Husband William
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and Wanting
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"Something for her Supper, her Husband gave her Eighteen
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"pence to buy some Solman, That she went out and
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"returned home in about one hour and a Quarter without
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Asking her in she
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"had spent the Money, she Answered that she had, and
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"asked him if he did not like it. And on his saying that
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"he did not she threw a pair of Ballows, at the said William
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"Spires who was then sitting up in Bed and Eating some
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"Cold Lamb, That said
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then said if she did
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"not go out of his way he would throw something of her
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"Head and he did threw an Earthen Plate(which held
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"his lamb)towards her, That it hit her upon her Head
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"and gave her the Wound on her Head. That she Freely
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"forgave him and hoped God Almighty would, and should
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