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The Information of
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Who being upon Oath Saith that on Tuesday
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Evening ye 9t. Instt. abt. ½ past 11 o Cl
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. one of the Waiters told him there was a
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Fire at the Hatters over ye Wayupon which
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Informt. Ran over to the Housefound his hand
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this one of ye pannels of the shutters & brot. a
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piece away with ithe then formed the piece
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this two more pannels of ye other Shutters & the
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Body of Fire which then appeared to be principally
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in the Shop forced its way thro; the holes Inst.
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had made & Singed his Face & soon aftwds. Saw ye.
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Fire had got into the Kitchen nearly as much
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as the Shop and presently the whole Building was
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over and before he broke the Pannel the Fire
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was only in the Shop as appeared from the
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Window light over ye Doorwhich appeared to
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him like Blood the Body of Fire was so great
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Sworn before me this
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18th. day of October 1781}
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