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third day of Decr. 1790 at the Parish
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Midsex upon an Inquisition touching
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the death of
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lying dead in
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Thomas Palmer
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Servant to
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Robert Graham
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Esqr. at
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Westmr. on his Oath saith
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that he slept in Mr.
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last
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Sarah Cox
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the Deced who was
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Servant to Mr. Graham slept in another Guard
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there Says that between four and five
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o'Clock this Morning Dept. was awaked
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by the Noice of something falling down
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and perceived that it Lightened very
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much upon which he went to call
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the Deced but had no answer, and was
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going down the
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Garret Stairs he heard some part
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of the Chimmeys fall down Says that
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he called one of the Porters of Linconls
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Inn and Mr. Graham's Clerk and Dept
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went into Deced's Room where he
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saw a great Quantity of Bricks in the
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Room and upon Deced's Bed one of
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the Wooden Beams having likewise
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fallen upon Deced who was in Bed
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Says that he assisted to
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remove the
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Bricks when He found the Deced lying upon
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the Bed, being dead as Dept. believes as
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he preceived so Signs of Life in her and
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Dept. believes that the Deced was Acciden
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killed by the Chimneys falling upon her
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there being several Bruised upon her
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Body, And Says that the Wind was very
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high and that it Thundered and Lightened
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very much at the time
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Thos Palmer
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Sworn the day Year &
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Place abovementioned
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before me
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Tho. Prickard
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