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The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
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In New York on Monday evening, a young gentleman accidentally discharged a loaded pistol, fatally shooting Mr. Thomas Cox, a butcher, through the head at a public house after returning from the Clinton Privateer.
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Monday Evening last a very melancholy Accident happen'd in this City, when a young Gentleman having been on board the Clinton Privateer, then going out, had a Pair of Pistols given him; which on his coming ashore he carried into a Publick House, among some of his Acquaintance, where one of them was found to be loaded; upon which several Attempts were made to discharge it; but it missing Fire, he sat down in order to amend the Flint; in doing of which, the Pistol unhappily went off, and shot Mr. Thomas Cox, Butcher, through the Head, in such a Manner that some of his Brains came out, and he fell down dead without speaking a Word.
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New York
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Monday Evening Last
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shot through the head, in such a manner that some of his brains came out, and he fell down dead without speaking a word
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a young Gentleman having been on board the Clinton Privateer, then going out, had a Pair of Pistols given him; which on his coming ashore he carried into a Publick House, among some of his Acquaintance, where one of them was found to be loaded; upon which several Attempts were made to discharge it; but it missing Fire, he sat down in order to amend the Flint; in doing of which, the Pistol unhappily went off, and shot Mr. Thomas Cox, Butcher