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The West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser, 1 November 1850 On the 26th ult., an inquest was held before Mr. Gilbert HAMLEY, at Calstock on view of the body of William REED. It appeared from the evidence that the deceased was a sailor residing at Plymouth, and with his wife had been on a visit to his friends at Calstock. He left early on the preceding morning, apparently in his usual health, to go back to Plymouth. He had not gone far on his road when he complained of great pain in his chest. He sat down on a rock and his wife ran to fetch some people who resided near. On her return she found him dying, and he died almost immediately. It appeared that deceased, six weeks before he landed had fallen from the top-mast and injured himself very much. Verdict, "died from natural causes."
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