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@file_rg003_nhsc_baai_ps_inquests_quaste_001_tif -> image of -> @inquest_1770:eventWe the subscribers being a Jury of Inquest on the body of a negro man named George, late servant of our Timothy Sharp, of Haverhill, said negro being found dead on the 30th day of July, anno Domini 1770 at the mouth of Stony River in Haverhill, being sworn by Sarah Hemingway Esq., having viewed said body and heard all the evidence that could be produced, are of the opinion that said negro came his death by laying violent hands on himself, by cutting his throat by a knife or some like instrument certified by us the subscribers, this 31st Day of July 1770. To the Honorable Superior Court Samuel Hemingway Justice of Peace (Reckard Jarver) Same Forbes Amherst: Bradby and Woodley Samuel Tuttle William Guekun Norcom Berry John Allen John Now Moy Bradley Thomas Smith Josiah Bradley
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