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Offline MKG

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Re: Cause of death?
« Reply #45 on: Thursday 22 October 09 15:42 BST (UK) »
For what it's worth, I don't think that the concept of narcotic misuse would have occurred to anyone at the time - certainly not as a cause of death. Laudanum was the miracle cure-all and opium smoking was , if not de rigeur, certainly an accepted occurrence. Narcotic poisoning, on the other hand, would have been regarded as a fact of life  - somewhat akin to lead poisoning being par for the course for certain miners.

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Re: Cause of death?
« Reply #46 on: Thursday 22 October 09 16:00 BST (UK) »
Just been looking at William`s Inventory. (No will)

He left  £387 4s. Which includes £100 insurance money.

I read the article on the Fens (on growing opium). They were also trying to grow poppies in Scotland but it wasn`t as successful.  Wonder why  ;) ;) ;)


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