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now here Lying dead
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London
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Packer Maketh Oath that Yesterday Morning
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about seven OClock the deced
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attended
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with a Cart drawn by one Horse belonging to Mr. Fenning
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of Rood Lane London Faiter for the Purpose of taking into
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the said Cart some Bales of Goods from Dept. there Room
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a Bate of Sail Cloth
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being in the Hooks Things Forth Purpose of being lowered into
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the Cart
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one of the Hooks that
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was fastened to the Barley accidentally shipped and the Bale fell
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into the Cart Dept immediately ran down into the
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Square and found the deced lying
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next the Tail of the Cart upon his Back - his Legs and
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hand extended - That he was quite in enable and
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Sworn the 6th day of
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September 1792 before me}
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