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The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle
Portsmouth, Greenland, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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In New-Haven, John Orman, a laborer lodging at Samuel Thatcher's house, fell from the garret while intoxicated and was found dead the next morning. Coroner's inquest ruled accidental death. Orman, educated in learned languages, had fallen on hard times due to an affair and alcoholism.
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One John Orman, a Labourer. who lodged in the Garret of Samuel Thatcher's house, at the Long-wharf, last Sunday evening, went to bed, ( said to be in liquor) and was the next morning found dead on the ground, under the garret door,which is in the gable end of the house. and from whence it is supposed he fell some time in the night. The coroner's inquest brought in their verdict, accidental death. We are told that he was a person of a liberal education, and understood many of the learned languages, but that an unlucky amour with a girl in Ireland. (from whence he came) together with an immoderate love of strong liquor, was the occasion of his being reduced to the servile employment, in which he had for some time before his death, supported himself.
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New Haven
Event Date
Last Sunday Evening To Next Morning, Reported June 12
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found dead on the ground; coroner's verdict: accidental death
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John Orman, a labourer lodging in the garret of Samuel Thatcher's house at the Long-wharf, went to bed in liquor last Sunday evening and was found dead the next morning under the garret door, supposed to have fallen in the night.