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<p n="124">Says that two Gentleman come up to the Deced, and soon after<lb></lb>
Deced desired one of them to send for Mr. Hawkins<lb></lb>
Surgeon, says that the Gentleman immediately went, says<lb></lb>
that another Person brought a Post Choise (which Deponent<lb></lb>
had seen before in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50532_geo83">Hyde Park</rs>
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) into the Wilderness, and<lb></lb>
the Deced was put into it, and carried to<del>a House</del>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50532_geo84">St.<lb></lb>
George's Hospital</rs>
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near <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50532_geo85">Hyde Park Corner</rs>
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, Says that he<lb></lb>
assisted the Deced into the House, when he observed the<lb></lb>
Deced's Shirt to be very Bloody, says that Deced was<lb></lb>
put into Bed, and Deponent left him there and went away<lb></lb>
Deponent says that he saw no Person near the Deced when he fell but<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
Man that ran away with the Swords and pistols as above</p>
<p n="125"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50532_n125-1">James Frith</rs>
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<p n="126"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50532_n126-1">Richard Morris</rs>
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of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50532_geo86">Navy Office</rs>
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Gentleman, on his Oath<lb></lb>
saith, that he has known the Deced several Years, that Deced<lb></lb>
sent for Deponent on Sunday Night last to come to him says that he wont<lb></lb>
to Deced, who was in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50532_geo87">St. George</rs>
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Hospital on Monday Morning<lb></lb>
last, says that he found the Deced in Bed, very bloody, Says<lb></lb>
that Deced was Sensible, and that he informed Deponent that he had reced a Wound<lb></lb>
from Lieutenant Span in Duel, Says that Deced<lb></lb>
told him, that there had been an Old Quarrel between<lb></lb>
him and Lieutenant Span, when they were or Board<lb></lb>
the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50532_geo88">Richmond</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50532_occ35">Man of War</rs>
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, and that He (the Deced) had<lb></lb>
given the said Lieutenant Span some hard words which<lb></lb>
occasioned this Duel. Says that he asked Deced if he<lb></lb>
had any Second, to which Deced replied that he had not,<lb></lb>
but that Lieutenant Span had one, and said, that he<lb></lb>
(the Deced) had a Post Chaise ready to carry him off<lb></lb>
if he had killed the said Lieutenant Span, Deponent says<lb></lb>
that the asked Deced where he would have gone, to which<lb></lb>
Deced Answered he could not tell, Deponent says that<lb></lb>
Deced was of a Quarrelsome Disposition and Deced<lb></lb>
informed Deponent that he had fought a Duel at<lb></lb>
Nove Scotia with a Lieutenant belonging to the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50532_geo89">Richmond</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Man of War, on Board of which Ship Deced had been Surgeon.</p>
<p n="127"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50532_n127-1">Richd. Morris</rs>
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