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<p n="375">The Informacon of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50385_n375-1">Thos. Sledge</rs>
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taken before <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50385_n375-2">Robts. Wrights</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50385_occ105">Coroner</rs>
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for the County of Middx<del>4th Informacon</del>
the 15th. day of<lb></lb>
April 1748</p>
<p n="376"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50385_n376-1">Thomas Sledge</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50385_occ106">Surgeon</rs>
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maketh oaththat<lb></lb>
he has viewed the body of the deced & that<lb></lb>
he believes the Wound deced has under his<lb></lb>
right breast was the Cause of his death<lb></lb>
Says that Informant was sent for hearing<lb></lb>
there had been a Duel between two <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50385_occ107">Gentleman</rs>
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both was wounded<lb></lb>
&<del>that</del>
that it<del>f</del>
was feared Cone was deadSays<lb></lb>
that<del>he</del>
when he saw Leverick he asked<lb></lb>
him where he was wounded on which Leverick<lb></lb>
said go to the other <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50385_occ108">Gentleman</rs>
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who was<lb></lb>
in the field & dress him first for he was<lb></lb>
afraid he wanted his Assistance most<lb></lb>
Informt. went directly & found deced dead<lb></lb>
then returned dressed Levericks wounds. &<lb></lb>
asked sometime afterwards whether deced was<lb></lb>
dead to which Informt. replyed he was<lb></lb>
Then Leverick said, is the man dead<lb></lb>
I love so much</p>
<p n="377"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50385_n377-1">Thos. Sledge</rs>
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