City of London Coroners:
Coroners' Inquests into Suspicious Deaths
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30th January 1797 - 28th December 1797

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The Voluntary Examination of Francis Freestone< no role > Servt .
to Wm. Special a Dustman who says that last Thursday
morning Examinant and his master were with his Master's
Cart in the Borr. High Street calling for Dust. Says a Young
man of a Stocking Shop came out and called them, and
sayed there was some dust below. Says the shop was went
door to a Gin Shop< no role > , it had two Great Bow Windows &
was opposite Saint Thomas's Gates. Says he and his Master
went down into the Cellar, and the Young man< no role > shewed then
some dust in the Cellar, in a Cupboard there near the bottom
of the Stairs-Says as Examt. was going up with the last
Basket from that place the same young Man< no role > told his
Master there was some more Rubbish in another hole, and
he went up and bro't down a Candle and removed two boards
from other dust in the corner of the Cellar & went up Stairs
again. Says that his master was filling the Third Basket< no role >
at this place he found a Child in the sh [..] pinned at
in a Cloth, and he told Examt. of it, andExamt.asked
what they should do with it, & Examt answered what they
had better take it home and make inquiry about it when
they had done dusting-Says they then went to home, and
shot the rubbish out of the Cart, and his Master took
up the Child and carried it into the Stable-Says they




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