City & Liberty of
Westmr . in the
County of Midsex }

Informations taken this Twenty fourth
day of September 1782 at the Parish of St.
John the Evangelist within the Liberty
of Westmr . in the County of Midsex upon
an Inquisition touching the death of
John Le Keux< no role > lying dead in the said
Parish Liberty and County

William Wharton< no role > Servant to Mr. Bradley Coal
Merchant uponin Mill Bank Abingdon Street
in the Parish of St. John the Evangelist Westmr . on
his Oath saith that about three o' Clock yesterday
Afternoon (Sepr. 23d.) this Dept. was upon a
Coal Lighter at Mr. Bradley's Wharf upon the
River Thames , That John Le Keux< no role > the Deced
was upon another Lighter at the same Wharf
near to that in which this Dept. was, Says that
the Deced (as Dept. believes) was going to step
out of the Lighter on which he stood to that
in Which this Dept. was, the Lighters being then
floating, and that he Accidentally fell between
the two Lighters into the River Thames That he [..] up and [..] to [..] and but
immediately went under the Bow of the Barge
in which this Dept. was and Dept. did not
see him Afterwards alive Says that in
about an hang and an half the Deced was
taken up Drowned near the Place where he fell into
the River, Says that there was no Person
nearer to Deced when he fell into the Water
than this Dept. Joseph North< no role > and belives that his being
Drowned was merely Accidental

Wm Wharton< no role >

Joseph North< no role > Servant to Mr. Bradley on his
Oath saith That he was yesterday Afternoon in
a Coal Barge with Mr. Wharton at Mr. Bradley's
wharf upon th River Thames and Confirms the
above Account given by Mr. Wharton to be true

Joseph [mark] North< no role >
his Mark

Severally Sworn the Day
Year & Place abovementioned
before me
Tho. Prickard< no role > Coroner }