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<p n="1612"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65002_geo1343">London</rs>
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Lighterman, to the Hambrough Wharf the deceased<lb></lb>
being before Deponent, that the deceased endeavored to a<lb></lb>
step from said Barge called the John to another Barge<lb></lb>
that lay within her, but in stepping from said Barge<lb></lb>
the deceased's foot by some means slipt and he fell<lb></lb>
ideways into the Water-that Deponent immediately gave<lb></lb>
the alarm some people came and grappled for the deceased<lb></lb>
and in about fifteen Minutes he saw deceased<lb></lb>
taken out of the Water that and taken to the said<lb></lb>
when taken out of the Water appeared quite dead that<lb></lb>
a Mr. Redfarm a Surgeon tryed<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
to recover the<lb></lb>
deceased but without effect that Dept has known the<lb></lb>
deceased near seven Years part and had worked<lb></lb>
with him several times and Deponent and the deceased<lb></lb>
were always upon friendly terms.</p>
<p n="1613">The mark of<figure rend="mark"></figure>
<rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65002_n1613-1">David Rogers</rs>
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<p n="1614">Sworn the 14th. day of August 1789<lb></lb>
before me}</p>
<p n="1615">TShelton Corr.</p>
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