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<p n="2462"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">City & Liberty<lb></lb>
of <lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65233_geo2152">Westminster</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Information of Witnesses taken this <rs type="date" id="WACWIC65233_date355">2d. day<lb></lb>
of October 1793</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65233_geo2153">Parish of St. John the<lb></lb>
Evangelist Westmr</rs>
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. at the Dwelling house of <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65233_n2462-312">Saml.<lb></lb>
Wood</rs>
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the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65233_geo2154">Sign of the White Hart</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65233_geo2155">mill Bank</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65233_geo2156">Horse Ferry</rs>
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before <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65233_n2462-2">Anthony Gell</rs>
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His Majesty's<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65233_occ1321">Coroner</rs>
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for the said City and Liberty touching the<lb></lb>
Death of Samuel Dye then and there lying and<lb></lb>
as follow, Vizt.</p>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65233_geo2157">New Peter Street Westmr</rs>
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. apprentice to<lb></lb>
Mr <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65233_n2463-234">George Taton</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65233_occ1322">Lighter man</rs>
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being sworn deposeth and saith<lb></lb>
that between 12 and one o' Clock this Morning the 2d. instant<lb></lb>
as he and Mr. <gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65233_n2463-2">John Taton</rs>
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and his Bror. <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65233_n2463-132">William Taton</rs>
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Islanding upon one<lb></lb>
of the Stone Lighter which was made fast to the wharf by<lb></lb>
the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65233_geo2158">Horse Ferry Westmr</rs>
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. they heard the Voice of a Young man<lb></lb>
call Crying out and they presently perceived that he was fallen<lb></lb>
out of a Long boat not far from them into the River Thomas<lb></lb>
and this Deponent said he know it to be the Voice of the<lb></lb>
Deceased, that they immediately can along the Craft to take<lb></lb>
him out of the Water but before this Deponent could reach<lb></lb>
him with his Hitcher the deceased Mark and they saw him<lb></lb>
rise no more at that time whereupon he went home and<lb></lb>
when he returned he saw the Deceased <obscured></obscured>
who had been taken<lb></lb>
out of the River laying upon the Causway</p>
<p n="2464">This Deponent forth sayth that there were no body in<lb></lb>
the Long boat with the deceased and believe he fall<lb></lb>
out of the Boat accidentally into the River and was<lb></lb>
drowned.</p>
<p n="2465">The Verdict</p>
<p n="2466">The Mark<figure rend="mark"></figure>
of<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65233_n2466-1">Christopher Swan</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Accidentally drowned</p>
<p n="2467"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65233_n2467-1">Saml. Sealy</rs>
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<lb></lb>
An foreman</p>
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