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<p n="1115">Verdict of the Jury touching the Death of <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65217_n1115-1">William<lb></lb>
Quinton</rs>
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<p n="1116">That the said <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65217_n1116-1">William Quinton</rs>
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on the <rs type="date" id="WACWIC65217_date255">11th. day of August<lb></lb>
1777</rs>
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, at the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65217_geo1118">Parish of St. George Hanover Square</rs>
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, to wit<lb></lb>
at a New House in Hereford Street these Building, Handing<lb></lb>
on the Area Wall of the said House, and some Workman<lb></lb>
being hoisting up of a certain piece of Timber called a<lb></lb>
Girder of about the length of Twenty foot and width of<lb></lb>
One Foot it so happened that the Rope in the Jackle<lb></lb>
that was using in hoisting the said Girder broke, and<lb></lb>
one end of the said Girder fell to and against the Said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65217_n1116-2">William Quinton</rs>
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by means whereof he the said William<lb></lb>
Quinton accidentally casually and by Misfortune received<lb></lb>
Several Violent and Mortal Bruises and Fractures on<lb></lb>
the Bones of his Thighs and Knees of which said violent<lb></lb>
and Mortal Bruises and Fractures he the said William<lb></lb>
William Quinton in the Hospital near <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65217_geo1119">Hyde Park<lb></lb>
Corner</rs>
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<del>then and</del>
Died the same Day, And so the Jurors<lb></lb>
On then Oath Say that the Said <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65217_n1116-4">William Quinton</rs>
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<lb></lb>
in manner and by the means aforesaid accidentally<lb></lb>
casually</p>
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