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Westmr</rs>
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. in the<lb></lb>
County of <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65224_geo418">Midsex</rs>
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}<lb></lb>
Informations taken this Fourth day of<lb></lb>
February 1784 at the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65224_geo419">Parish of St. George<lb></lb>
Hanover Square</rs>
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within the Liberty of Westmr.<lb></lb>
in the County of Midsex upon an Inquisition<lb></lb>
touching the Death of <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65224_n369-1">Henry Brandon</rs>
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<lb></lb>
lying dead in the said Parish Liberty & County</p>
<p n="370"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65224_n370-1">Elizabeth Wright</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65224_occ253">Servant</rs>
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to <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65224_n370-2">Thomas Blyth</rs>
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at the<lb></lb>
Sign of the Conduit in<rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65224_geo420"> Conduit Street</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65224_geo421">Parish<lb></lb>
of St. George Hanover Square</rs>
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on her Oath<lb></lb>
Saith, That <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65224_n370-3">Henry Brandon</rs>
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the Deced<del>the Deced</del>
<lb></lb>
has Lodged at Mr. Blyth's about a Month, Says<lb></lb>
that the Deced was Drinking Yesterday in the<lb></lb>
Taproom with another Man That she went up<lb></lb>
Stairs Yesterday in the Afternoon to make the<lb></lb>
Deced's Bed when she observed the Deced Hanging<lb></lb>
by a Cord which was fastened to the top of the Post<lb></lb>
at the Feet of the Bed, Says that she was frightened<lb></lb>
run down Starr's and acquainted her Master<lb></lb>
therewith Says that the Room Door was not<lb></lb>
Locked, but Dept. believes that the Deced Hanged<lb></lb>
himself</p>
<p n="371"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65224_n371-1">Elizabeth Wright</rs>
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<lb></lb>
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<lb></lb>
her Mark</p>
<p n="372"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65224_n372-1">Thomas Blyth</rs>
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at the Conduit in Conduit Street<lb></lb>
Victualler on his Oath saith, That <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65224_n372-2">Henry Brandon</rs>
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<lb></lb>
the <rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65224_occ255">Deced</rs>
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has Lodged almost a Month with Dept.<lb></lb>
and used to go out in the day time, but lately<lb></lb>
lay in Bed very much, Says that the Deced<lb></lb>
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came into the Taproom Yesterday about two o'Clock, and drank<lb></lb>
a Pint of Beer, Says that he was about his Business<lb></lb>
and found that the Deced was gone out of the Taproom<lb></lb>
That<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
in about an hour <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65224_n372-3">Elizabeth Wright</rs>
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his<lb></lb>
Maid Servant informed Dept. that she found the<lb></lb>
Deced Hanging in his Room, but Dept. did not go<lb></lb>
up Stairs at that time, And Dept. believes that<lb></lb>
the Deced Hanged himself</p>
<p n="373"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65224_n373-1">Thos. Blyth</rs>
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