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Nathl. Hart
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, do, hereby, make oath, that, I was call
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early on Sunday Morning the fourth of September 1768, to attend the
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late Mr. Stoddard.-upon examining the deceased, I found
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him wounded in several places; but, the great at
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Inquiry appeared to be on his left side; for he said he had be
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much beat, as well as wounded.-I dressed him, and used
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method as I thought most necessary for a lure.He cont
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in all appearence to mend, and grow better, until I
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the 13th of Septemr.; but in the evening of that day, he complained, of
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a greater fullness, than he had hereto for done in the
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;
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and likewise, more difficulty of breathing, and remained
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in that state, until Sunday the 18th following and then died.
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Upon opening the deceased, Body, a great quan-
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:tity of extravasated fluid was found in the left cavity of
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; which filled a large wach and bason, and had
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in sinuated itself into the left Lobe of the Lung
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the Came of the deceased Death-every other intestine ap
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:peared to be in a perfect, and healths state.
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I saw the deceased about an hour before
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he happen'd of the above accident; and was then to all
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apperance in a good State of health:-So these is all
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the reason possible to believe, (as he complained he was
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much beat about the Body,) that the injury done with
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, was from blows, he had received, and not
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During my attendance on the deceased,
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he gave me the following account of the affairs:-the
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told me
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that
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Morning the accident happen'd, (as I was dressing
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that two fellows attempted to reb him; that he fought with
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them, and one by endeavoring to escape left
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his coat, by
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held him and to got a way and the
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