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<p n="24">January 1784</p>
<p n="25">Night Mr Gibbes had seen him before he went into the Sick Ward I<lb></lb>
cant tell when Mr Harwood was acquainted with the Boys State I<lb></lb>
believe the Night before his Death. I was not examined by the Coroner</p>
<p n="26">It Appearing that <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55609_n26-1">Edward Robson</rs>
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Harris was a Prisoner in the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55609_geo7">House of Correction</rs>
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in execution and It being recommended to Sir Robert<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55609_occ18">Taylor</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55609_n26-2">Joseph Faikney</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55609_occ19">Esquire</rs>
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and other of His Majestys Justices of the<lb></lb>
Peace now here present to go to the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55609_geo8">House of Correction</rs>
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to take the<lb></lb>
examination of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55609_n26-3">Edward Robson</rs>
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Harris soon after the said<lb></lb>
Gentlemen returned and presented a Paper of which the following is a<lb></lb>
Copy Vizt.</p>
<p n="27">Examination of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55609_n27-1">Edward Robson</rs>
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Harris concerning the Death of<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55609_n27-2">George Wind</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="28">Who says that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55609_n28-1">George Wind</rs>
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was brought into the Sick<lb></lb>
Ward about five o Clock of the 6th. Inst. in so weak a State that he was not<lb></lb>
able to Walk and therefore was obliged to be brought in on another Persons<lb></lb>
back that he had a piece of Bread clenched in his first but was quite<lb></lb>
insensible and had no kind of Nourishment in the Sick Ward till the<lb></lb>
Doctor came about 8 or 9 o Clock when he gave him a Gill of Hot Wine but<lb></lb>
he was past relief and died the next Morning On the next Morning<lb></lb>
the Coroner sat on the Body and this Examinant further saith that<lb></lb>
he met Fletcher the Turnkey between Gates who told him to say on his<lb></lb>
Examination before the Coroner that he died of a fit and further if he was<lb></lb>
asked, that he was to say that he had every kind of Nourishment<lb></lb>
and wanted for nothing and that on his Examination before the<lb></lb>
Coroner he repeated those Words and that being asked the following<lb></lb>
Morning by Mr Gibbes his real sentiments respecting the Boys death<lb></lb>
he said the real sentiments of his Heart was that the Boy died for<lb></lb>
want of every necessary but was afraid to make this declaration before<lb></lb>
the Coroner for fear of incurring Fletchers displeasure.</p>
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