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<p n="1035"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">London</note>
Depositions of Witnesses taken at London<lb></lb>
that is to say at the <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65008_geo980">parish of Allhallows</rs>
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<lb></lb>
the Great in the Ward of <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65008_geo981">Dowgate</rs>
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in London<lb></lb>
aforesaid the <rs type="date" id="LMCLIC65008_date234">8th. day of August 1795</rs>
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on<lb></lb>
view of the Body of <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65008_n1035-1">George Cowley</rs>
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<lb></lb>
now here lying Dead</p>
<p n="1036"> <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65008_n1036-1">Joseph Forter</rs>
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a <rs type="occupation" id="LMCLIC65008_occ298">Waterman</rs>
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lodging at Mr. Cartwright the<lb></lb>
Welch trooper Bank side <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65008_geo982">Southwark</rs>
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maketh Oath that between<lb></lb>
the hours of eight and ten Yesterday Morning Dept. standing on<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65008_geo983">Allhallows</rs>
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Stairs his partner who was standing with him sayed there<lb></lb>
is s Man in the Water. Dept & his partner got is to a Boat at the<lb></lb>
Stairs & Dept. put his Arm into the Water & got the deced out<lb></lb>
that she proved to be a <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65008_n1036-2">young Man</rs>
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about 20 or 26 years of age<lb></lb>
quite naked-that he was lying in the Mead when he was first<lb></lb>
discovered-Dept. washed the Mud off him & got him on thore<lb></lb>
that these were no marks or Bruises about him. Dept done<lb></lb>
think from his appearance he had been long in the Water.</p>
<p n="1037"> <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65008_n1037-1">Jos Forster</rs>
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<p n="1038"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sworn this 8th. day of August<lb></lb>
1795 before me}</note>
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<p n="1039"> <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65008_n1039-1">Duncan Mc.Lawrina</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMCLIC65008_occ299">Stationer</rs>
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living at the House No.4<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65008_geo984">Allhallows</rs>
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London maketh Oath that between<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
six<del>O Clock</del>
and<lb></lb>
seven Yesterday Morning Dept standing on <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65008_geo985">Allhallows</rs>
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Stairs saw<lb></lb>
a young Man Whom he believes to be the deced strip himself &<lb></lb>
go down the stairs into the Water-that when he had got a little<lb></lb>
way into the Water he was taning round and appeared to be<lb></lb>
coming towards the stairs when he sunk under the Water and<lb></lb>
Dept. saw as more of him that some person near there got<lb></lb>
into the Craft lying at the Stairs & endeavoured to get at the<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMCLIC65008_occ300">deceased</rs>
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but without effect</p>
<p n="1040">Duncon McLausrin</p>
<p n="1041"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sworn this 8th day of August<lb></lb>
1795 before me}</note>
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