Middlesex Sessions:
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12th January 1784 - 10th September 1789

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January 1784.

than of a Medical nature desired his Son might be permitted to give an
Account of his attendance and assiduity and Mr Thomas Gibbes< no role > Junior
being present after having explained the nature of his attendance
informed the Court as follows Vizt. That one day soon after Christmas I
was sent for to Cook at a Boy who was Ill after I had sent the Medicines
down to the Gaol I believe it was about 8 Clock when I got there the state
I found the Boy in was his Legs intirely dead and in a state of a
Mortification he was speechless and really appeared to me to die for
want of every necessary when I went into the Ward I tried to make
him speak but found his Jaws quite set and when I attempted to put
the Wine down his Throat he bit the Cup but I made him swallow
some Wine with a great deal of difficulty the next Morning about Ten
I found him dead The Morning after there was an Inquest and
Fletcher the Turnkey went up the Yard and told one Harris the Man
who waits on the Sick that he must say that the Boy came into the
Ward in a fit and that he had every kind of necessary The next
Morning I went up the Gaol after having some conversation with Harris
on the Crime he had committed he did acknowledge before Witness that
he was afraid of Fletcher but that the real Sentiments of his Heart was
that the Boy perished to Death with Cold and Hunger Whereupon
Mr Harwood was ordered to attend and being present gave the following
Account.

It is my Custom generally to enquire into the health of the
Prisoners every day. It was about five or Six in the Evening when I
enquired about the health of the Prisoner I was informed an Apprentice
was Sick I ordered him to be taken immediately into the Sick Ward
and every necessary given him the next Morning I was informed the
Boy was dead.

John Fletcher< no role > the Turnkey of the House of Correction was now
ordered to attend and being present upon interrogation touching the
Premises said The Boy was committed as a disorderly Apprentice and
was in very good health to all Appearance when he came did not see
him every day. I do not remember when he was taken out of the Cells




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