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to find with their Nets, and
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he saw the Deced
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at Mr. Adams's Timber Yard at the
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Neat Houses Milbank
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Westmr. on
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his Oath saith that Yesterday about 8 o'Clock in the Morning
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he was at Breakfast at his own House at the Neat Houses
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, and heard an un common
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immediately went to the water like and upon the Legs
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and Saw a Man going down into the water with his hand
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above his Head, Deponent cried out thre's a Man a
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Drowning, he saw time rise and fall three times; but did
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not then speak or make any more Noise that he heard,
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Deponent intended to loosen some of the Logs but thinking
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he should not be time enough to give time assistance, he
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sent his tittle firt to Mr.
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for his
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as soon as possible and searched for the Deced but in
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Vain, Depont. stayed about an Hour and then want to
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his work, Deponent found the Deceds Cloaths on the Lags
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which he took home to his House till the Deced should
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be found owned Deponent says when he first went upon hearing
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the Noise he saw no Prison Bathing in the Names not
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