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on view of the body of a Man unknown
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now here lying Dead
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Dept. immediately procured a shell and went to Pickle-
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the deced had all his Cloaths on that he appeared to the
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a very poor Man his Cloaths very ragged and toon
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that he examined the deced pockets but found nothing
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parish - that he has made diligent inquiry but cannot
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Sworn the 19th day of
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April 1791 before me}
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maketh Oath that he lay the body deced outthat
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the examined the deced and found no marks of violence
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Sworn the 19th day of
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