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Hospital maketh Oath and saith that the deced
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the Evening of Wednesday the 22d. day of
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June last brought unto the sd. Hospital having a
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Wound upon his Head which on this Depts
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Examination Dept. found to be fractured; that Dept
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James Earl
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who
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soon afterwards came and on his Examination
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of the sd. Wound said the deced's Sevll was
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fractured: says the deced's Wound was dressed but
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not appearing any bad Sympton trepaning
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was thought unnecessary, says the deced appraised
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Pretty well till the Sunday Evening then next
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Head which continued till the Thursday then
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next following when
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Mrs. Young Surgeon belonging to sd. Hospital thought at
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the deced
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Mr. Robert
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says that bad
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Symptons continued till Friday last the 8th. of
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July inst. which was the last time Dept. saw the
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deced alive and Dept. hath been informed and
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believes that the deced died the next day being the
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9th. day of the sd. July: says the deced mentioned
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in Depts. Hearing that the Hunt was given the
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deced by a Bricklayers Hammer but did not
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mention the Person's Name who gave him the
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Blow: that Dept. hath carefully inspected and
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examined the deced's Wound and verily believes the
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same to be the cause of the death of the deced:
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Sworn the
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11th. day of July 1774
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