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January 1784
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Night Mr Gibbes had seen him before he went into the Sick Ward I
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cant tell when Mr Harwood was acquainted with the Boys State I
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believe the Night before his Death. I was not examined by the Coroner
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It Appearing that
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Edward Robson
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Harris was a Prisoner in the
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in execution and It being recommended to Sir Robert
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and other of His Majestys Justices of the
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Peace now here present to go to the
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to take the
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Harris soon after the said
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Gentlemen returned and presented a Paper of which the following is a
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Examination of
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Who says that the said
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was brought into the Sick
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Ward about five o Clock of the 6th. Inst. in so weak a State that he was not
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able to Walk and therefore was obliged to be brought in on another Persons
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back that he had a piece of Bread clenched in his first but was quite
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insensible and had no kind of Nourishment in the Sick Ward till the
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Doctor came about 8 or 9 o Clock when he gave him a Gill of Hot Wine but
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he was past relief and died the next Morning On the next Morning
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the Coroner sat on the Body and this Examinant further saith that
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he met Fletcher the Turnkey between Gates who told him to say on his
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Examination before the Coroner that he died of a fit and further if he was
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asked, that he was to say that he had every kind of Nourishment
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and wanted for nothing and that on his Examination before the
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Coroner he repeated those Words and that being asked the following
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Morning by Mr Gibbes his real sentiments respecting the Boys death
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he said the real sentiments of his Heart was that the Boy died for
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want of every necessary but was afraid to make this declaration before
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the Coroner for fear of incurring Fletchers displeasure.
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