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Says that two Gentleman come up to the Deced, and soon after
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Deced desired one of them to send for Mr. Hawkins
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Surgeon, says that the Gentleman immediately went, says
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that another Person brought a Post Choise (which Deponent
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) into the Wilderness, and
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the Deced was put into it, and carried to
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, Says that he
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assisted the Deced into the House, when he observed the
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Deced's Shirt to be very Bloody, says that Deced was
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put into Bed, and Deponent left him there and went away
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Deponent says that he saw no Person near the Deced when he fell but
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Man that ran away with the Swords and pistols as above
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James Frith
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Richard Morris
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Gentleman, on his Oath
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saith, that he has known the Deced several Years, that Deced
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sent for Deponent on Sunday Night last to come to him says that he wont
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to Deced, who was in
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St. George
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Hospital on Monday Morning
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last, says that he found the Deced in Bed, very bloody, Says
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that Deced was Sensible, and that he informed Deponent that he had reced a Wound
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from Lieutenant Span in Duel, Says that Deced
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told him, that there had been an Old Quarrel between
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him and Lieutenant Span, when they were or Board
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the
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, and that He (the Deced) had
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given the said Lieutenant Span some hard words which
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occasioned this Duel. Says that he asked Deced if he
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had any Second, to which Deced replied that he had not,
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but that Lieutenant Span had one, and said, that he
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(the Deced) had a Post Chaise ready to carry him off
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if he had killed the said Lieutenant Span, Deponent says
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that the asked Deced where he would have gone, to which
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Deced Answered he could not tell, Deponent says that
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Deced was of a Quarrelsome Disposition and Deced
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informed Deponent that he had fought a Duel at
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Nove Scotia with a Lieutenant belonging to the
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Man of War, on Board of which Ship Deced had been Surgeon.
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