Southwark Information of Witnesses taken at the
Parish of Saint John within the Borough
of Southwark the 23d. day of February
1789 on View of the Body of John Griffiths< no role >
then and there lying Dead.

Griffiths Ellis< no role > a Marnier belonging the Catherine
Brig whereof John Jones< no role > is Master now lying at
Griffins Wharf in the Parish of Saint Olave with in the
Borough of Southwark maketh Oath and saith that last
Saturday Sennight about the hour of nine in the Night
Dept. the deceased and one Robert Jones< no role > were going
off to said Vessel in Boat belonging to the Nancy Sloop
belonging, to Chicherter-that the side was running down
were strong, [..] that whom said Boat had got to said Vessel the Catherine Dept. deced. Jones [..] went to the fore part of the fore
Chairs of the said vessel called the Catherine-that Dept. got out of said
Boat first, that the deceased followed him that Dept.
had source got on Board said Vessel when he heard the
deceased fall down into the water-that Dept [..]
[..] has known the deceased about four Years
that he was Mariner belonging to the James Brig of
Barmouth in North Wales whereof Lewis Williams< no role >
is Masters that Dept. and the deceased were upon
very good terms and that his falling down into the Water
and before stated was intriely accidentally

Sworn the 23d. day of
February 1789 before me}

T Shelton Corr.

Griffith
Ellis

Robert Jones< no role > a Mariner belonging to the Catherine of Brig
above mentioned maketh Oath and saith that he has heard
the above Deposition read and the same is true and that
Dept. known nothing further

Robert Jones< no role >

Sworn the 23rd day of
February 1789 before me}

T Shelton Corr.