London

Informations of Witnesses taken at
the Parish of Saint Michael Queenhithe in
the ward of Queenhithe in London aforesaid
on the 16th day of June 1791 on view of the
Body of John Burrett< no role > now here lying dead

Thomas Stevens< no role > of the Kings Arms Queenhithe London Victualler
maketh Oath that he hath known the deced John Barrett< no role > about
four Years that the deced was drinking in Dept house in Company
with me George Chester< no role > and one William Moor< no role > in Monday Night
lastthat afternoonbetween the hours of eight and nine that the
deced and Chester left Dept, house about twenty Minutes before
ten in order to go deced to Queenhith in the Wharf as Dept. believes
to a Barge to which the deced and chester belonged that a little
while after Dept heard an alarm that the deced Barrett had
fallen over board into the Thamesthat Dept went down to the
Wharf but could not see the Barge to which the deced and Chester
told that not she having as Dept under to was droppeduphigher up the
River the tide running up at this time that some persons standing
in the Craft lyingalongin Queenhithe Dock near the Wharf sayed
they heard something fall into the Water that Dept Mr Brooms
and some other persons immediately got a Dragnotand dragged
in the Water in order to place up the deced but without effect on that
Dept understood the deced was taken up the next Morning and
Dept says he saw the deced lying dead this Evening in Queenhithe
Church.

Thos Stevens< no role >

Sworn the 26th day of
June 1791 before me}