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Depositions of Witnesses taken at London
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January 1798 on view of the body of a
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Man unknown now here lying Dead
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maketh
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Oath that about nine oClock as Night of Wednesday last
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Dept. being on board the princess Royal Graves end Boat
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saw several
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persons who appeared to be Recruits and a person who
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appeared to be a Corporal or Serjeant come from the platform
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into the Vessel Dept. was in that she passed over the
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Princess Royal the Vessel Dept. was in and went
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Boat that lay next the Princess Royal-that one of
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there persons who appeared to be one of the Recruits
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while
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stepping from the Gun
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deced while stepping from the
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Royal into the King George by
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not stepping for
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enough fell between the two Vessels and sank under
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the Water in a little time after he came up and swam
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a little with his head above Water that the alarm was
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immediately given and several persons endeavoured
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means of some Grappling Irons the deced was got out
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of the Water and taken to the Antigallican Public
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but appeared to be quite
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dead
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Sworn this 12th. day of January.
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1798 before me}
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