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January 1784.
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than of a Medical nature desired his Son might be permitted to give an
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Account of his attendance and assiduity and Mr
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Thomas Gibbes
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Junior
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being present after having explained the nature of his attendance
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informed the Court as follows Vizt. That one day soon after Christmas I
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was sent for to Cook at a Boy who was Ill after I had sent the Medicines
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down to the Gaol I believe it was about 8 Clock when I got there the state
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I found the Boy in was his Legs intirely dead and in a state of a
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Mortification he was speechless and really appeared to me to die for
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want of every necessary when I went into the Ward I tried to make
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him speak but found his Jaws quite set and when I attempted to put
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the Wine down his Throat he bit the Cup but I made him swallow
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some Wine with a great deal of difficulty the next Morning about Ten
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I found him dead The Morning after there was an Inquest and
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Fletcher the Turnkey went up the Yard and told one Harris the Man
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who waits on the Sick that he must say that the Boy came into the
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Ward in a fit and that he had every kind of necessary The next
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Morning I went up the Gaol after having some conversation with Harris
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on the Crime he had committed he did acknowledge before Witness that
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he was afraid of Fletcher but that the real Sentiments of his Heart was
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that the Boy perished to Death with Cold and Hunger Whereupon
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Mr Harwood was ordered to attend and being present gave the following
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Account.
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It is my Custom generally to enquire into the health of the
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Prisoners every day. It was about five or Six in the Evening when I
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enquired about the health of the Prisoner I was informed an Apprentice
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was Sick I ordered him to be taken immediately into the Sick Ward
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and every necessary given him the next Morning I was informed the
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Boy was dead.
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John Fletcher
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of the House of Correction was now
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ordered to attend and being present upon interrogation touching the
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Premises said The Boy was committed as a disorderly Apprentice and
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was in very good health to all Appearance when he came did not see
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him every day. I do not remember when he was taken out of the Cells
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