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Corn Chandler on her Oath Saith that said Evans is
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uncle to Dept. that the deced her Aunt was very ill
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from Christmas last and Dept. attended on her from
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that time in her Illness says that about there Yesterday
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in the afternoon her Aunt was in the Kitchen and
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complained of a Violent pain in her Head and said she
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believed it would turn her Brain says she went up
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drank Tea with her Aunt in her Bed Chamber when
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she appeared to be sulky, says that after Tea she went
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down Stairs leaving her uncle and deced together, and
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be continued with her till near nine that Evening
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when he was called down upon Some Business, when
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be came down Stairs be called Deponent out of the
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Kitchen to go up to his Wife, and Dept. accordingly
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went up directly, says She found the deced setting by
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her uncles Bed side
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which surprised Dept. as on account of
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her Aunts
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Illness she lay in a seperate Bed on the same Floor
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informed her, she had opened for Air. says she went
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into the fore Room and pulled of her Cloaths all but
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Stockings, says while she was undressing Somebody
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knocked at the Door and Depts. went down to open
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three Stairs she heard some thing fall in the yard, as if it was the
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Corver of the House, and at the same time heard the breaking
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of a Window, says she immediately ran to the Yard Door
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and opened it, and heard a Groan, and saw her Aunt
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lying on the pavement
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ahed, except her Cap and Stocking
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