City of London Coroners:
Coroners' Inquests into Suspicious Deaths
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5th January 1789 - 30th December 1789

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Image 831 of 101912th November 1789


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An Inquisition indented taken for our Sovereign Lord the King at London that is to say, at the Parish of Allhallows
Barking in the Ward of Tower in London aforesaid on the twelfth day of November in the thirtieth year of the reign of our
Sovereign Lord George the third by the Grace of God of Great Britain France and Ireland King Defender of the Faith or before
Thomas Shelton< no role > Gentleman Coroner of our Lord the King for the City of London and Borough of Southwark on view of the body
of Ambrose Reeves< no role > now here lying dead by the oath of Joseph Shepherd< no role > John Gray< no role > Levi Corp John Hammatt< no role > George White< no role >
John Ross< no role > Henry Heath< no role > Thomas Burton< no role > John Jones< no role > Edward Roberts< no role > James Puston< no role > and Joseph Fossett good and lawful men of the City of London aforesaid who being now here duly
Chosen sworn and charged to inquire for our said Lord the King when how and in what manner the said Ambrose Reeves came
to his death say upon their oath that the said Ambrose Reeves< no role > then lately before at the parish and Ward aforesaid in
London aforesaid accidentally casually and by misfortune fell into the River Thames and in and with the Waters of the
said River was Suffocated and drowned Of which said Suffocation and drowing he the said Ambrose Reeves< no role > did die and so
the Jurors aforesaid upon their oath aforesaid do say that the said Ambrose Reeves< no role > accidentally casually and by misfortune
was suffocated and drowned In Witness whereof as well the said Coroner as the said Joseph Shepherd< no role > the Foreman of
the said Jurors on behalf of himself and the rest of his fellows in their presence to this Inquisition set their hands
and seals the day year and place first above written.

Joseph Shepherd< no role > [mark] Foreman




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