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The Informacon of
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Mathew Simcock
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Taken the 14th. Day of Septr. 1753 at,
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the
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Robert
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Wright
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Esqr.
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Coroner
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for the sd. County
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on View of the body of
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Soleman Burton
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This Informant saith that on the 9th. of this Instant being
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at the House of Mr. Gillam between 9 & 10 in the Evening
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he call'd for some Rumbe, & Moore
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Joseph Mursey
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came to the box deced was in & drank with Informt.
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Says that afterwards Mursey &
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word but were parted form coming to blows &
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Mursey left Informt.-says that abt. 12 o' Clock
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of the same night deced ran to Informt. with his
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face bloody & askt him to take part-accordingly
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Informt. went with him & deced struck Mursey
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with his fist & says deced was naked, & imediatly
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deced cryed out he was Stab'd-
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Where upon he
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saw Mr.
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the sd. Mursey who then had
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in hand a Small sharp Weapon-& verily beleives
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the sd. Mursey killed the deced with the sd. sharp
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Weapon
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Marthew Simcock
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