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<p n="1358"> <rs type="date" id="WACWIC65213_date249">24th, July 1773</rs>
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<p n="1359">Verdict of the Jury touching the Death of <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65213_n1359-1">John Dodson</rs>
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<p n="1360">That the said <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65213_n1360-1">John Dodson</rs>
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not being of Sound Mind Memory and<lb></lb>
Understanding but Lunatic and Distracted on the 23d, day of July<lb></lb>
1773 at the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65213_geo1101">Parish of St George Hanover Square</rs>
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one and of a certain<lb></lb>
peice of Cord unto the Feaster Lath of his Bed in the Dwelling<lb></lb>
House of Mr. <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65213_n1360-2">David Burnsall</rs>
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his Master Situate in<obscured></obscured>
<rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65213_geo1102">Charles<lb></lb>
Street</rs>
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. Burkeley Square and the other end thereof about his own Neck<lb></lb>
did fix tye and fasten, and therewith did then and there hang<lb></lb>
Suffocate and strangle himself of which said Hanging Suffocation<lb></lb>
and strangling to the said <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65213_n1360-3">John Dodson</rs>
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then on there Died.<lb></lb>
to the Jurors or then Oath say that the said <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65213_n1360-4">John Dodson</rs>
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not<lb></lb>
being of Sound Mind Memory and Understanding but Lunatic and<lb></lb>
Distracted in Manner and by the means aforesaid did Kill<lb></lb>
himself In Witness whereof the Foreman on behalf of<lb></lb>
himself and the rest of the Jurors has hereunto set his Hand<lb></lb>
this 24th. day of July 1773.</p>
<p n="1361"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65213_n1361-52">Danl Hancock</rs>
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Foreman</p>
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