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<p n="449"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65012_geo455">Southwark</rs>
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Depositions of Witnesses taken at the <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65012_geo456">Workhouse</rs>
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<lb></lb>
of Saint Olave situate in the Parish of Saint<lb></lb>
John within <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65012_geo457">the Borough</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65012_geo458">Southwark</rs>
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in<lb></lb>
the <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65012_geo459">County of Surrey</rs>
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this 23d. day of March<lb></lb>
1799 on view of the body of <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65012_n449-1">William Walker</rs>
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<lb></lb>
now here lying Dead</p>
<p n="450"> <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65012_n450-1">Richard Preston</rs>
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a <rs type="occupation" id="LMCLIC65012_occ130">Fisherman</rs>
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and a lodger at Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65012_n450-2">Holmer White</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65012_geo460">Lion Court</rs>
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Bankside <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65012_geo461">Southwark</rs>
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maketh Oath that between twelve<lb></lb>
and one on Thursday Noon last Dept being in a Boat and having<lb></lb>
a Grapling over board dragging the any thing Dept. could find he<lb></lb>
found something heavy to the Grappling and pulling it up found it to<lb></lb>
be the deced whom Dept. has known between fourteen and<lb></lb>
Fifteen years that the deced was a Purlman appeared to have been<lb></lb>
some time under worker. Dept. has heard the Wife of the deced<lb></lb>
say that the deced was drowned about three Weeks ago while<lb></lb>
going through <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65012_geo462">London Bridge</rs>
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in his own Boat<lb></lb>
Dept. conveyed the deced on third near Pickle hearing Stairs and<lb></lb>
gave information to the Beadle of <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65012_geo463">Saint Olaves Parish</rs>
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<p n="451">Sworn this 23d. day of March<lb></lb>
1799 before me}</p>
<p n="452"> <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65012_n452-78">Richard<lb></lb>
Preston</rs>
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