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Informations of Witnesses take this 23d day
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22d. Instant he had been
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the said Company dined and were set did sworn hence about eight
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o'Clock the new evening in order to return to
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off side of him and as he turned his head on one side
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to see what carriage it was he saw the deceased pitch off
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the cheese house where upon this Deponenth pulled up and
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stopped the Chaise Horse and some of the Company took him
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up and put him into the Chaise which was then empty
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and went into one of the Coaches to the other
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Deponent did not see the deceased after he was put into the
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Chaise that the Horses which drew the said chaise were very
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quiet and not all vicious.
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