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LondonDeposition of a Witness taken at London that is to
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say at the parish of Saint Dunstan in the East in
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the Ward of
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of the Body of
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now here lying Dead
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this 25th. April 1797
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Francis Edwards
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belonging to the Brig called the
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Deacon belonging to London and whereof
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is Master bound to Hull now lying at the
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maketh oath that he hath known the
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deced
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about four
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years that he was a
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belonging to the said Vessel-That about
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½ past ten on Saturday Night last Dept. went on board the said
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Vessel and went to Bed that the deceased was then in his Bed
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in about ten Minutes the deced got out of Bed Dept. asked him where
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he was going the deced sayed on Deck to make water the deced then
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went on Deck with only his Shirt and Red Waiscoat under it on
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That
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in abut six or seven Minutes the
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fallen between the two Vessels (Depts. vessel and one next to her)
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effect. Dept. saw the deced taken out of the water a little after four
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in the Morning of sunday last.
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Sworn this 25th. day of April
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1797 before me}
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