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of Westmr</rs>
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. in the<lb></lb>
County of <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65230_geo2464">Midsex</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Informations taken this Twenty first<lb></lb>
day of December 1790 at the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65230_geo2465">Parish<lb></lb>
of St. James</rs>
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within he Liberty of<lb></lb>
Westmr. in the Liberty of Midsex upon<lb></lb>
an Inquisition touching the death<lb></lb>
of <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65230_n2368-1">Joseph Harrison</rs>
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on Infant lying<lb></lb>
dead in the said Parish Liberty & County</p>
<p n="2369"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65230_n2369-1">Hester Shield</rs>
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wife of <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65230_n2369-2">William Shield</rs>
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<lb></lb>
a <rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65230_occ942">Gentleman</rs>
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's <obscured></obscured>
Lodging at Mr.<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65230_n2369-3">Thomas Kelly</rs>
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Street in the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65230_geo2466">Parish of St. James</rs>
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Westmr. on her Oath<lb></lb>
saith That Mr. Harrison lodges in the<lb></lb>
adjoyning Room on the Second Floor<lb></lb>
Says that on Saturday last in the<lb></lb>
Forenoon Dept. being in her own Room<lb></lb>
heard <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65230_n2369-4">Joseph Harrison</rs>
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the Deced an<lb></lb>
Infant about three Years and an half<lb></lb>
of Age Son to Mrs. Harrison cry very<lb></lb>
Violent in this Mother's Room, not<lb></lb>
knowing whether the Mother was there<lb></lb>
Dept. went into the Room and saw the<lb></lb>
Deced near the Door with his Cloaths on<lb></lb>
Fire Says that the called for Assistance<lb></lb>
and another Lodger came down and they<lb></lb>
endeavoured extinguish the Faines<lb></lb>
That in taking off the Child's Cloaths<lb></lb>
they preceived the Child was burnt upon the<lb></lb>
Neck left Arm & left Leg, Says that the<lb></lb>
deced was Bathed with Sweet Oil and the<lb></lb>
Apothecary afterwards sent something in<lb></lb>
a Quarter Bottle to Ansent him, and the Deced<lb></lb>
died the next Morning consequence<lb></lb>
of being burnt, believes it to be<lb></lb>
merely Accidental.</p>
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<lb></lb>
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<lb></lb>
her Mark</p>
<p n="2371">Sworn the Day Year & Place<lb></lb>
abovementioned before me<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65230_n2371-1">Tho. Prickard</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65230_occ943">Coroner</rs>
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