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@milford:place {state: @connecticut, country: @united_states}
@wilford:place {state: @connecticut, country: @united_states}
@new_haven_county:place {state: @connecticut, country: @united_states}
@quommong:person {race: "Black", gender: "male", died: @date_1748_07_09, death_cause: "drowning", death_location: @milford, also_known_as: "Quenmaney"}
@john_fawler:person {role: "Justice of the Peace", jurisdiction: @new_haven_county}
@jw_fawler_constable:person {role: "Constable", jurisdiction: @wilford, also_known_as: "John Fawler"}
@william_pickett:person {full_name: "William Pickett"}
@tho_gibb:person {full_name: "Tho. Gibb"}
@samuel_ouattamens:person {full_name: "Samuel Ouattamens"}
@stephen_caldwell:person {full_name: "Stephen Caldwell"}
@cl_bennet:person {full_name: "Cl. Bennet"}
@james_davidson:person {full_name: "James Davidson"}
@john_miles:person {full_name: "John Miles"}
@john_mervin_jnr:person {full_name: "John Mervin Jnr."}
@leslie_mallib:person {full_name: "Leslie Mallib"}
@joshua_conwell:person {full_name: "Joshua Conwell"}
@joseph_bryan:person {full_name: "Joseph Bryan"}
@miles_mervin:person {full_name: "Miles Mervin"}
@willm_jullitt_the_gill:person {full_name: "Willm Jullitt The Gill"}
@sam_l_dratt_junr:person {full_name: "Sam'l Dratt Junr."}
@stephen_baldwin:person {full_name: "Stephen Baldwin"}
@charles_bennett:person {full_name: "Charles Bennett"}
@quincy_davidson:person {full_name: "Quincy Davidson"}
@john_mott:person {full_name: "John Mott"}
@lewis_mullett:person {full_name: "Lewis Mullett"}
@joshua_rowell:person {full_name: "Joshua Rowell"}
@jos_bryen:person {full_name: "Jos. Bryen"}
@miley_mervin_junr:person {full_name: "Miley Mervin Junr."}
@inquest_quommong_1748:event {date: @date_1748_07_09, location: @milford, subject: "death investigation", type: "Inquest"}
@writ_of_summons:document {type: "Writ of Summons", date: @date_1748_07_09, author: @john_fawler, addressed_to: @wilford_constable, subject: @quommong}
@inquest_quommong_1748:event -> involved -> @quommong
@inquest_quommong_1748:event -> overseen by -> @john_fawler
@inquest_quommong_1748:event -> summoned by -> @jw_fawler_constable
@inquest_quommong_1748:event -> had jury -> [@william_pickett, @tho_gibb, @samuel_ouattamens, @stephen_caldwell, @cl_bennet, @james_davidson, @john_miles, @john_mervin_jnr, @leslie_mallib, @joshua_conwell, @joseph_bryan, @miles_mervin, @willm_jullitt_the_gill, @sam_l_dratt_junr, @stephen_baldwin, @charles_bennett, @quincy_davidson, @john_mott, @lewis_mullett, @joshua_rowell, @jos_bryen, @miley_mervin_junr]
@inquest_quommong_1748:event -> documented by -> @writ_of_summons
@file_pinax -> documents -> @inquest_quommong_1748:event {type: "metadata"}
@file_rg003_nhsc_baaai_ps_inquests_quemany_001_jpg -> contains OCR -> @writ_of_summons
@file_rg003_nhsc_baaai_ps_inquests_quemany_002_jpg -> contains OCR -> @inquest_quommong_1748:event
@file_rg003_nhsc_baaai_ps_inquests_quemany_001_tif -> image of -> @writ_of_summons
@file_rg003_nhsc_baaai_ps_inquests_quemany_002_tif -> image of -> @inquest_quommong_1748:eventTo either of ye Constables of Wilford Greeting: Wheresoever information being made to the John Fawler, one of his Majesty's Justices of Peace in and for ye County of New Haven, on ye 9th day of this Instant July, that the body of one Negro man called Quenmaney is found dead on Dony Bayes, in ye water at a place called Dock in Wilford, in ye County aforesaid, in his Majesty's name you are hereby Required to Summon twelve able and discreet men to serve as a Jury of Inquest to enquire of the cause and manner of ye death of him called Quenmaney, who are to present a true bill or bill under their hands unto some Assistant or Justice of ye Peace of their Judgment of cause and manner of his ye Lemmody! death, if thereof shall you not end make Returns of this writ with your oaths therein Endorse, Dated in Wilford July 12th Anno Dom 1748 John Fawler Justice of Peace Wilford July 9th. Anno Dom 1748 There of within writ was served on willm Jullitt The Gill, Sam'l Dratt Junr., Stephen Baldwin Charles Bennett Quincy Davidson, John Mott, John Mervin Junr., Lewis Mullett, Joshua Rowell Jos. Bryen & Miley Mervin Junr. by Reading of it in their hearing. JW. Fawler Junr Constable of Wilford A True Copy of ye Original writ and affixed Done by ye Constable Jsp JW Fawler Justice of Peace
We the subscribers being summoned & sworn according to law to make inquiry into the cause of death of Quommong a young negro man & having well considered thereof declare that it appears to us all he was accidentally drowned; Dated at Milford July 9, 1748. William Pickett Tho. Gibb Samuel Ouattamens Stephen Caldwell Cl. Bennet James Davidson John Miles John Mervin Jnr. Leslie Mallib Joshua Conwell Joseph Bryan Miles Mervin gov
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