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<p n="16"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50589_n16-1">William Cunningham</rs>
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the father of the<lb></lb>
Deceas'd that the Deceasd was 14 Years of Age in<lb></lb>
March last was a very healthy boy & never had a<lb></lb>
Darp I Ilness nor was never Troubled with any Ruptu<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
sarp his Buziness Requires his Absence abroad from<lb></lb>
morning till evening & Seldom Saw the Deceasd in<lb></lb>
the Day time that last Wednesday in the Evening<lb></lb>
he Came home & Found the Deceas'd very ill in his<lb></lb>
bed he asked the Deceasd what was the Matter<lb></lb>
with him he Answered he had been beat by one<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50589_n16-2">Thomas Sharp</rs>
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for that he had Caught Seven brids out<lb></lb>
of Nine that Sharp by order of William Came<lb></lb>
A second time and be at him with a Stick a Cross the<lb></lb>
Coins that his Son then said he went to Williams<lb></lb>
Nets & Williams hit him with his Cane & took him<lb></lb>
by the arm & hicked him but did not Say where says<lb></lb>
his Son Died last Saturday afternoon but about half<lb></lb>
an hour before he Died he Cried out Williams<lb></lb>
Williams Distincly he asked him what he Calld<lb></lb>
out Williams for the Deceas'd answered Dady<lb></lb>
dady he hurt me</p>
<p n="17"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50589_n17-1">Wm Cunningham</rs>
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<p n="18"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50589_n18-1">Catherine Cunningham</rs>
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the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50589_occ3">wife</rs>
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of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50589_n18-2">William<lb></lb>
Cunningham</rs>
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that her Son was a healthy boy<lb></lb>
and Never had any illness except the small pox<lb></lb>
and Meazles of wich he recovered some Years since<lb></lb>
never knew him to have a Rupture That last<lb></lb>
friday was Sennight her Son Complained of<lb></lb>
his belly and said he was not well & told her<lb></lb>
that Sharp had beat him with a Stick and</p>
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