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<p n="1752"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65229_geo1697">City & Liberty of<lb></lb>
Westmr</rs>
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. in the<lb></lb>
County of <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65229_geo1698">Midsex</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Informations taken the Twenty first<lb></lb>
day of September 1789 at the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65229_geo1699">Parish of St<lb></lb>
George Hanover Square</rs>
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within the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65229_geo1700">Liberty<lb></lb>
of Westmr</rs>
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. in the County of Midsex upon an<lb></lb>
Inquisition touching the death of <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65229_n1752-1">Anthony<lb></lb>
D Polier</rs>
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lying dead in the said Parish<lb></lb>
Liberty and County.</p>
<p n="1753"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65229_n1753-1">Charles Hope</rs>
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a <rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65229_occ586">Serjeant</rs>
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in the Cold Stream<lb></lb>
Regiment of Foot Guards on his Oath saith That <lb></lb>
Yesterday about ten Minutes before Twelve o' Clock<lb></lb>
Dept. was upon Duty in <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65229_geo1701">Hyde Park</rs>
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when the<lb></lb>
heard<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
small report of a Pistol Says that<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
in about Eight or Ten Minutes <lb></lb>
Dept. heard another Report of a Pistol much<lb></lb>
lendar than the first Says, that after seeing the<lb></lb>
Relief out he met a Man going along the<lb></lb>
Park who said that a Man lay down by the<lb></lb>
side of a Tree who appeared to be intoxicated<lb></lb>
with Liquor or had laid violent hands upon<lb></lb>
himself, upon which Dept went to the Deced<lb></lb>
who lay by the side of a Tree on the Ground<lb></lb>
near the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65229_geo1702">Park Wall</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65229_geo1703">Parish of St. George</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65229_geo1704">Hanover Square</rs>
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, Says that the Deced bled at<lb></lb>
the right Ear and appeared to be dead, having<lb></lb>
a Pistol in his right Hand with his fourth<lb></lb>
finger upon the<obscured></obscured>
<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
and the Cock quite down<lb></lb>
and was lately discharged, and Dept believes<lb></lb>
that the Deced shot himself with the Pistol<lb></lb>
put into his Mouth.</p>
<p n="1754"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65229_n1754-1">Chos Hope</rs>
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Sergt Celdm Gdn</p>
<p n="1755"> <rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65229_occ587">Captain</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65229_n1755-1">John Boyle</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65229_geo1705">Walworth</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65229_geo1706">Surry</rs>
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on his<lb></lb>
Oath saith That he has known <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65229_n1755-2">Anthony D Polier</rs>
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<lb></lb>
about four &<obscured></obscured>
who used to be frequently at<lb></lb>
Depts. House who had the care of Deced Says<lb></lb>
that the Deced has been low Spirited and<lb></lb>
desponding for a considerable<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
time<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
last, past, and that he was uneasy in his Mind</p>
<p n="1756"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65229_n1756-1">John Boyle</rs>
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