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February 1790
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then and there lying Dead
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to Mr.
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Thomas Wright
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of Peterborough Court
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maketh Oath that about
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the hour of eight in the morning of Wednesday last Deponent being
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in a two pair of Stairs Room belonging to laid Mr.
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Wright
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and having just left the Fire place he had turned himself round
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in order to go out of the Door that he had got the Door in his hand
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when on looking up he saw the deced hanging by a Cord fastened
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round a small Beam in the said Room that Dept. was very much
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alarmed and called out to four stirs one who were in the Room
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that said Room is used by Mr. Wright in his Way of business as a
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Printer that he has known the deced near three year that he
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was a Printer and has Worked for Mr. Wright the whole time
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Dept. has been Servant to Mr. Wright which is about twelve
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Sworn the 4 Febry 1790
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before me
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T. Shelton Corr,
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Wm Griffith
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Thomas Martin
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of No. 3
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maketh Oath that he hath worked for Mr. Wright about seven
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months that the deceased worked in the sane Room with Dept
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the whole of that time as a Printer that he has observed the deced
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for about a Month past to be very dull and Malancholy so much
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so that when spoke
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that the deced has not been to Work since Sunday Morning that Dept
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having heard that the deced was ill went on Tuesday Afternoon to
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the deceds Lodging No:3 or 4 in Peterborough Court that he found
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the deced sitting by a five in a Garrett in the House of Mrs Harper
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No. 3 aforesaid that the deceased appeared very ill and seemed
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very low in spirits that Dept. asked deced what his Complaint was
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the deced sayed he had an inward
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and clapping his hand
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on his Stomach sayed his pain lay there meaning his Stomach
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that
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he saw nothing of the deced until the next Morning
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when being in the Printing Room of said Mr Wright he heard
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the
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