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Water was given to him & I did not after that hear him speak. I staid by him, till a Cot (or bedstead) was brought, on which he was laid and carried to the encampment.
He [died?] about 2 hours after he lay down on the ground. I know by the Bell or gurry in the camp which sounded twice in the meantime. I was present when he died but can’t say exactly when that happened, for we did not know that he was dead till one of his relations uncovered his