City & Liberty of Westmr
in
the County of Middlesex
}
Informations of Witnesses
taken this 10 May 1799 at
the House of the Sign of the Monster
in Monster Row
Chelsea
in the Parish of St. George Hanover
Square
on View of the Body of a Man unknown
Wm Davison< no role >
man of Chelsea
being Sworn saith that he was this Moving
at 5 o' Clock in a Beat opposite the red
House
on the Thames
[..] his Partner fishing
and this Person passing in a Boat said to [..]
this Dept. there was or drowned man
dowing up the River this Deponent
immediately & look him up & brat him
here he was then quite dead
The [mark] Mark of
Wm Davison< no role >
Geo: Duckett< no role >
15th. in Mining at Barfoot
& Bruin & Flew Wine Merchants
being
sworn that the Deced was his Brother
& he saw him on Monday fortnight
last he was Lead Margeman of
Some meet Country Barger he
bad the Decd he facited away & Could not
proceed Gell
Accidentally drowned
name Wm
Duckett< no role >