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<p n="1892"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45024_geo1222">Middlesex</rs>
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to Wit</note>
<lb></lb>
The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45024_n1892-1">Joseph Ferguson</rs>
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.-Porter<lb></lb>
at the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45024_geo1223">Somerset Coffee House</rs>
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taken before<lb></lb>
me this 18th. day of October 1781</p>
<p n="1893">Who being upon Oath Saith that on Tuesday<lb></lb>
Evening ye 9t. Instt. abt. ½ past 11 o Cl<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45024_n1893-1">Joseph<lb></lb>
Ludlow</rs>
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. one of the Waiters told him there was a<lb></lb>
Fire at the Hatters over ye Wayupon which<lb></lb>
Informt. Ran over to the Housefound his hand<lb></lb>
this one of ye pannels of the shutters & brot. a<lb></lb>
piece away with ithe then formed the piece<lb></lb>
this two more pannels of ye other Shutters & the<lb></lb>
Body of Fire which then appeared to be principally<lb></lb>
in the Shop forced its way thro; the holes Inst.<lb></lb>
had made & Singed his Face & soon aftwds. Saw ye.<lb></lb>
Fire had got into the Kitchen nearly as much<lb></lb>
as the Shop and presently the whole Building was<lb></lb>
on Fire</p>
<p n="1894">Saith that at the time Informt. went<lb></lb>
over and before he broke the Pannel the Fire<lb></lb>
was only in the Shop as appeared from the<lb></lb>
great light thro; the Cracks. of the Shutters & ye.<lb></lb>
Window light over ye Doorwhich appeared to<lb></lb>
him like Blood the Body of Fire was so great</p>
<p n="1895">Sworn before me this<lb></lb>
18th. day of October 1781}</p>
<p n="1896"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45024_n1896-1">Sampn Wright</rs>
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<p n="1897"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45024_n1897-1">Jos Ferguson</rs>
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