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the Coldstream Regiment of foot Guards in
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Lieutt. Colonel A Court Company taken before
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Who being upon Oath says that on Tuesday the 18th. day of September last
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about two o' Clock in the afternoon one
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in the
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third Regiment came to this Informant on the Parade in
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, to which this
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Informant asked the said Allen Latty what was the matter with
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the said
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Hamilton that he had missed his Guard, to which the said Allen Latty replyed
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he the said Hamilton had fallen into an Affray last Night (meaning Monday the
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17th. of September last) in
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by being sett upon by a Sett of Villians
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who had Stabb'd him either with a Knife or a Segmiter in two places of his body
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to wit the Breast and the bottom of his Belly, He likewise told this Informant
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that the said Hamilton had lain near twelve hours in he Blood and that he did
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not expect him to live till the next Morning, and therefore desired this Informt.
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to get him into the Infirmary, but this Informant's telling him he could not, the
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went away, And this Informt. further says that the next day
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he went to the house of one Neal in
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to Inquire for the said
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Hamilton but not finding him there this Informant found his Regimental Cloathes, And says
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that afterwards he went to the house of
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Alexr. Kennedy
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and there found the said Hamilton concealed in a Closet up
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two pair of Stairs with his Shoes
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in his hand
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James Taylor
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Sworn before me
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this 18th. Octr. 1753}
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W Fielding
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