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National Gazette
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
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A negro woman in James City County gave birth to an extraordinary child with features of two male children conjoined at the body, including two heads, necks, arms, legs, but one body, navel, and likely one set of lungs and bowels. The woman is expected to recover.
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County Of James City
Event Date
Some Time Last Week
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the woman is likely to do well.
Event Details
a negro woman in the county of James City, was delivered of a very extraordinary child: it had two heads and necks four arms, four legs and thighs, and every other part distinct for two male children, except the body which was entire—there were only the appearance of two teats, and one navel, but proportionably large for two male children. It was conjectured there was only one set of lungs and bowels; and it measured over the hips one foot