City of Westminster Coroners:
Coroners' Inquests into Suspicious Deaths
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11th January 1776 - 30th December 1776

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City & Liberty of
Westmr . in the
County of Midsex }

Informations taken this Twenty
third day of January 1776 at Tothillfields
Bridewell in the Parish of St. Margaret
Westmr . upon an Inquisition touching
the Death of Daniel Bradley< no role > a Prisoner
lying dead in the said Parish Liberty
and County.

Abraham Myam< no role > on his Oath saith That
he hath been prisoner in Tothillfields Bridewell
about three Months, That Daniel Bradley< no role > the
Deced has been a Prisoner there above one
Month, That the Deced appeared to be in good
Health when he was brought to said prison
hat he continued so until yesterday fortnight
(January 13th.) when he was taken ill, and
could not sleep at Night, Says that the
Deced constantly had the Allowance in
the Prison, being a Penny and a panny worth
of Bread, that Deced eat the Bread and
had some Watergruel for the Penny, and
that the Governor ordered the Deced some
Tea & Toast or Bread & Butter every Morning, That the Deced
was Confined in the same ward with Dept.
and in no Damp or improper place, That
the Deced Grew worse and died Yesterday
Morning Jany. 22d. in a natural way,
and not by any ill. Treatment from the
Governor, or his Deputy or any of his
Fellow Prisoners

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The Mark of
Abraham Myam< no role >

Sworn the Day Year & Place
abovementioned before me
Tho Prickard< no role > Coroner }




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