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Continued Thursday 3d: Septr: 1795.
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which Mr. Morgan replied that he would not remove the Tiles for
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Mr. Lewis or any one else and if any accident happened they
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(meaning the Contractor) must reinstate it and not this Dept.
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or words to that effect And this Deponent further Saith that
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from the time of the delivery of the above Letter continual complain
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were made by him that the Story Posts and Bresummers described
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in the Plans and particulars were not put up notwithstanding
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which no more than two Story Posts and one Bresummers were
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put up at the time the accident happened and which were only
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put up two days before and that part of the Building where they
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were put up is now standing And this Deponent further Saith
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that he verily believes the Accident of the falling down of the
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Building was occasioned by the workmen not putting up Story
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Posts and Bresummers on the ground floor and from not shoring
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the floors sufficiently to support them with the Bricks and
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Rubbish that was continually laid on and from taking down
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the part of the Back wall fronting the Church yard between the
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projecting parts without putting any Shores under the floors
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where such parts were taken down altho' repeatedly desired
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by this Deponent so to do And this Deponent further Saith
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that if the directions given by this Deponent had been followed
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he verily believes the Repairs and alterations might and would
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have been completed without any accident whatsoever from
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the falling of any part of the Building.
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City of London
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this first day of September
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1795. Before me
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Thomas Skinner
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Mayor}
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Robert Garton
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William Criswell
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Affidt. of W. Cresswell
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William Criswell
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Maketh Oath and Saith that in or about the month of
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January last during the illness of Mr.
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James Lewis
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he by the
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desire of the said
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James Lewis
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made a Survey and Estimate of the
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Buildings intended to be altered and Repaired at
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Bridewell
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according to the Plans prepared by the said Mr. Lewis
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and he carefully Surveyed and examined all the parts of the said
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