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Depositions of Witnesses taken at London
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that is to say at the
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in London
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8th. day of August 1795
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on
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view of the Body of
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George Cowley
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now here lying Dead
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Joseph Forter
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a
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lodging at Mr. Cartwright the
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Welch trooper Bank side
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Southwark
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maketh Oath that between
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the hours of eight and ten Yesterday Morning Dept. standing on
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Stairs his partner who was standing with him sayed there
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is s Man in the Water. Dept & his partner got is to a Boat at the
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Stairs & Dept. put his Arm into the Water & got the deced out
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that she proved to be a
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young Man
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about 20 or 26 years of age
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quite naked-that he was lying in the Mead when he was first
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discovered-Dept. washed the Mud off him & got him on thore
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that these were no marks or Bruises about him. Dept done
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think from his appearance he had been long in the Water.
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Jos Forster
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Sworn this 8th. day of August
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1795 before me}
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living at the House No.4
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London maketh Oath that between
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six
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O Clock
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and
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seven Yesterday Morning Dept standing on
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Stairs saw
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a young Man Whom he believes to be the deced strip himself &
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go down the stairs into the Water-that when he had got a little
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way into the Water he was taning round and appeared to be
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coming towards the stairs when he sunk under the Water and
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Dept. saw as more of him that some person near there got
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into the Craft lying at the Stairs & endeavoured to get at the
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deceased
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but without effect
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Duncon McLausrin
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Sworn this 8th day of August
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1795 before me}
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