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had fuffered moft. The* bedftead was fuperficially 
burnt j but the feather-bed, fheets, blankets, &c. 
were not deftroyed. The curtain on the other fide 
the bed was untouched, and a deal door, near the 
bed, not in the lead: injured. I was in the room 
about two hours after the mifchief was difcovered. 
I obferved, that thewalls and everything in the room, 
were coloured black: there was a very difagreeable' 
vapor ; but I did not obferve, that any thing was 
much burnt, except Mrs. clues ; whofe remains I. 
law in the date I have juft defcribed. I took away one 
of the bones (the remains of the facrurri) which you 
have inclofed with this letter. The only way that I can 
account for it is, by fuppofing that ffie again, tum- 
bled out of bed on Monday morning, and that her 
fhift was fet fire -to, either by the candle from the ; 
chair, or a coal falling from the grate. That her folids 
and fluids were rendered inflammable, by the. im- 
Oienfe quantity of fpirituous liquors fhe had, drank 5 
and that when fhe was fet fire to, fhe was probably foon 
reduced to allies, for- the room fuffered very little. 
Caventry, 
April 9/1772,. 
B..WILMER, 
Receives! 
