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<p n="277">I <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50587_n277-1">Nathl. Hart</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50587_occ95">Surgeon</rs>
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, do, hereby, make oath, that, I was call<obscured></obscured>
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early on Sunday Morning the fourth of September 1768, to attend the<lb></lb>
late Mr. Stoddard.-upon examining the deceased, I found<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
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<del>wound open</del>
him wounded in several places; but, the great at<lb></lb>
Inquiry appeared to be on his left side; for he said he had be<obscured></obscured>
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much beat, as well as wounded.-I dressed him, and used<obscured></obscured>
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method as I thought most necessary for a lure.He cont<obscured></obscured>
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in all appearence to mend, and grow better, until I<obscured></obscured>
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the 13th of Septemr.; but in the evening of that day, he complained, of<lb></lb>
a greater fullness, than he had hereto for done in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50587_geo149">Thorax</rs>
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;<lb></lb>
and likewise, more difficulty of breathing, and remained<lb></lb>
in that state, until Sunday the 18th following and then died.</p>
<p n="278">Upon opening the deceased, Body, a great quan-<lb></lb>
:tity of extravasated fluid was found in the left cavity of<lb></lb>
the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50587_geo150">Thorax</rs>
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; which filled a large wach and bason, and had<lb></lb>
in sinuated itself into the left Lobe of the Lung<obscured></obscured>
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the Came of the deceased Death-every other intestine ap<obscured></obscured>
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:peared to be in a perfect, and healths state.</p>
<p n="279">I saw the deceased about an hour before<lb></lb>
he happen'd of the above accident; and was then to all<lb></lb>
apperance in a good State of health:-So these is all<lb></lb>
the reason possible to believe, (as he complained he was<lb></lb>
much beat about the Body,) that the injury done with<lb></lb>
the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50587_geo151">Thorax</rs>
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, was from blows, he had received, and not<lb></lb>
from any other cause.</p>
<p n="280">During my attendance on the deceased,<lb></lb>
he gave me the following account of the affairs:-the<lb></lb>
told me<del>said</del>
that<del>Night</del>
Morning the accident happen'd, (as I was dressing <obscured></obscured>
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that two fellows attempted to reb him; that he fought with<lb></lb>
them, and one by endeavoring to escape left<del>e</del>
his coat, by<lb></lb>
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held him and to got a way and the</p>
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