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Oath that about five in the afternoon of Thursday last Dept sitting
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in his shop heard a violent Shriek Dept. went his street Door
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and there saw the deced come out of her Fathers house which
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is next to Dept. with her Cloaths on Fire Dept. went towards
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her but before Dept. got to her a Woman went to her & threw
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an Apron over and by that means extinguished the Fire the deced
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appeared very much burnt and cryed very much some persons
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took the deced into her Fathers house about ten Minutes after
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the Father of the deced took her out of his House up the Street
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maketh oath about five oClock in the afternoon of Thursday last
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he found the deced in a lower appartment of the House one of his
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much burnt about her Neck Throat Breast and Ears. That she
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cryed very much and seemed apprehensive Dept. would beat her
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Depts. Wife was not at home at this time. as soon as the person
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Last done rubbing the deced with Oil Dept. being advised brought
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the deced died about one oClock on Saturday Morning last
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