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this 31st. day of October 1797 on
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maketh Oath that about four oClock on Sunday
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afternoon last Dept. being on Toppings Wharf which is
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heard several people on London
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Bridge fallen out Dept. looked round and saw a
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astern of one of the Vessels and pushed the Boat near to the
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deced Dept. got hold of the deced and got her into the
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Boat. That she was quite insensible and nearly dead only
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breathed a little - Dept. took the Boat to the Shore - the deced
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was taken out of the Boat to the Mitre public house
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the nearest public house to the Stairs where Dept. left her
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some Women being called into assist her. Dept has
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been the deced this Evening which is the same person as
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Sworn this 31st. day of October 1797
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