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being sworn saith that the deced has lodged at his
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House about 3 month last past.he had a Cough
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when he first came which was always bad he
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never remembered the deced to have spit any
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Blood. he went out Yesterday Morning between
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7 & 8 o' Clock to work as usual (he was a Turner)
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he returned home Yesterday Evening about 9
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o' Clock & complained much.he drank
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nothing but went immediately to Bed
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nothing more was heard of him till this
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day about a little after 2 o' Clock when the
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Maid servant came down stairs crying
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& said poor Cockrane was dead. this Dept
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went up stairs immediately with a Mr
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Durham who found the sd Petr. Cockrane
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quite dead, this Dept. has not the least
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Natl Death
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