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

Informations taken this Thirtieth day of
October 1789 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 a Woman unknown
lying dead in the said Parish Liberty
of County.

Joseph Peacock< no role > at Mr. John< no role > & Richard Gouch< no role >
of Abringdon Street in the Parish of St. John the
Evangelist Westmr. Corn Merchants on his Oath
saith That Yesterday Morning about Seven
o'Clock a West County Barge was loading same
Oats and Beary at the Wharf of Messrs. Gouch
on Mill Bank in the Parish of St. John the
Evangelist , says that the Mop belonging to
the Barge by some Accident fell into the
Thomas and was drove to the said of a Barge
there the John then flowing says that a Morn
belonging to the Barge Stopped over another
Barge to get his Mop, and immediately
cryed there was a Drown Man in the [..]
upon which this Dept and two Other Men was
down,and Dept. saw a Woman (the Deced
lying in the Mud with her face down wards
about half covered with Water says that
he assisted to pull up the Deced with a Rope
and laid her upon are of Mr. Burenell
and Company Barge says that he observed no
Marks of Violence upon the Body, nor
did he know the Deced.

J. Peacock

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