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June 1762

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ground for abt. a MinuteThat Mrs. Cooper went in
& Mr. Cooper came out & Took her up& then went
in & Shut the doorThat the deced at first Staggerd
& then Walk'd to the Bulk joining to the House &
presently afterwds. return'd to the House & sat herself
down on the Ground at the doorThat she cried
out Mrs. I am wounded open yr. doorThe doors were
not immediately open'd till the Mob gathered & then
Mrs. Cooper open'd the door & ask'd what was the
MatterSays he ordd. [..] his Servt. to [..] bring a Candle
& observ'd a considerable quantity of Blood running
from the back part of the head-Ordd. her over to
his House, had great difficulty to stop the Blood,
prob'd the part, but could not observe the shall to
be any ways fracturedDress'd the Wound & she
was carried to her own Lodgingsshe came the next
day seemingly in Liquordress'd the Wound &
attended her abt. 9 days & Thinks the Wound no
ways dangerous but in a fair way of Recovery, says
she lost a great quantity, of Blood but cannot say of what
she died for he did not see her for some days before
she died but is inclinable to Think her death was
owing to the Sess of Blood & her own irregularities
Thinks the Wound was caus'd by the Fall & the
cause of her loosing so much BloodSays the reon
the deced said to Mrs. Cooper you will be hang'd was
owing to her saying to the decedyou Bch if




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