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Informations taken this First day
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of February 1783 at the Parish of St.
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the Deced has
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Lodged with Dept. almost three months last
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past, That Deced kept very much in her
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Room, but was down Stairs Deice or twice
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last Thursday Says that Yesterday the Deceds
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Sister came to Deced's Room and went away
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saying that she could not make her hear
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That she came again in the Evening and
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and went up Stairs with Mrs. Durham
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another Lodger and after calling some
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time and having no Answer Mrs. Durham
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came down to Dept. desiring him to come
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up Stairs to force often the Door, Says
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that he called Mr. Wilson a Neighbour
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and both went up together, and after
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calling at the Door and having no Answer
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Mr. Wilson with a Hatchett forced open
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the Room Door (which was Locked and the
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Key in the Lock on the inside of the Door,)
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Lays that on their going into the Room
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he saw the Deced hanging by a Cord
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which was fastened to an Iron Hook drow
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into
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a piece of Timber in
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that Mr. Nelson cut the Cord by which Deced
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was Hanging, and Deced was laid as
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