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Depositions of Witness taken at the Parish<lb></lb>
of Saint John within the Town and Borough<lb></lb>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65002_geo1573">Southwark</rs>
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at<lb></lb>
the Vestry Hall of the said Parish the <rs type="date" id="LMCLIC65002_date245">5th.<lb></lb>
day of October 1789</rs>
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on <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65002_n1875-1">Bruce Mair</rs>
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then<lb></lb>
and there lying Dead</p>
<p n="1876"> <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65002_n1876-1">William Bacon</rs>
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Lighteman and <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65002_n1876-2">Robert Franks</rs>
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in the Parish<lb></lb>
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severally make Oath and say that about ½ past<lb></lb>
One OClock in the Afternoon of Friday last being in a Boat<lb></lb>
off Pickle herring Stairs they heard some Sailors on board<lb></lb>
some Vessels laying off said Stairs say there was a Drowned<lb></lb>
Man and on looking round they saw the deceased floating<lb></lb>
in the Water off of said Stairs that they went to the <rs type="occupation" id="LMCLIC65002_occ685">deceased</rs>
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made a Rope fast to him and to used him on Shore from<lb></lb>
whence he was conveyed up to the Bone house of said<lb></lb>
Parish of Saint John That the found on the deceased a<lb></lb>
Pocket Book with various papers in it and a Card where on<lb></lb>
was Wrote Mr. Bruce Mair at Mr. Frobes No.6 Rao<obscured></obscured>
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Court <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65002_geo1581">Fleet Street</rs>
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London in his knees of his Breeches a<lb></lb>
pair of Silver Knee Buckles in his Shoes a pair of plated<lb></lb>
Shoe Backles and in his right hand Breeches Pocket<lb></lb>
a Green Silk purse containing an half Gunine<obscured></obscured>
Gold and<lb></lb>
two Six pences and in his Waistcoat Pocket six Copper<lb></lb>
half pence That they examined the body of the <rs type="occupation" id="LMCLIC65002_occ686">deceased</rs>
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that there were no marks of violence whatever about him</p>
<p n="1877">Sworn the 5th. day of October 1789<lb></lb>
before me}</p>
<p n="1878">T.Shelton Corr.</p>
<p n="1879"> <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65002_n1879-1">Wm. Bacon</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65002_n1879-2">Robt. Franks</rs>
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<p n="1880">The said <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65002_n1880-1">William Bacon</rs>
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upon his Oath a further sayeth that<lb></lb>
on Friday Evening last he went to House No.6 Rackett Court<lb></lb>
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London agreeable to the direction on the Card which he<lb></lb>
found on the deceased That he there saw a Young Woman<lb></lb>
who sayed she was Mr. Forbes Daughter that he asked he if<lb></lb>
Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65002_n1880-3">Bruce Mair</rs>
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lived there she answered and asked<lb></lb>
Dept. if he had heard of any Accident when Dept told her<lb></lb>
he</p>
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