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Deposition of Witnesses taken at
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28th. day of November 1794
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Margaret Harris
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now here lying Dead
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Robert Brown
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a Writer lodging at Mrs. Harvey
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No. 1 Little Carter Lane
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Doctors Commons
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maketh Oath
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that He hath known the deced between five & six Weeks
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that she was a Widow that she used to Wark & Chair for
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Mr. Ward who rents Apartments in the House of Mr. Nichol of No. 38 Old Chang
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by whom Dept.
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the
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that between seven
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& eight Dept. took some Milk up to the deced That she
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was then sitting in the three pair of Stairs front Room
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that she was then sitting
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by the Fire
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Ann Wife of
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John Tibble
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of No. 38 Old Chain London
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maketh Oath that a little before Eleven on Tuesday Night
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last on Dept. going up to her Room a three pair of stairs
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back Room of No. 38 she observed a great light in
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the front Room opposite to Depts. Dept. put her shoulder
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against the Door & burst it open that Flames of Fire
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burst out of the RoomDept. immediately gave the
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alarm that soon after some Engines came and about
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One O'Clock the Fire was got underthat all the upper
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Part of the House was burnt that the next Morning
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some part of a afternoon Body was thrown out of the Window
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