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<p n="120">LondonDeposition of a Witness taken at London<lb></lb>
that is to say, at the Parish of Saint Mary<lb></lb>
Somerset in the Ward of Queen with in<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65007_geo104">London</rs>
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aforesaid the <rs type="date" id="LMCLIC65007_date31">21st. day of January<lb></lb>
1794</rs>
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on view of the Body of <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65007_n120-1">John Roper</rs>
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<lb></lb>
now here lying Dead</p>
<p n="121"> <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65007_n121-1">Richard Casely</rs>
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a Private in the 2nd. Batatin of<lb></lb>
the 1st. Regt. of Guards and now quartered at the<lb></lb>
Spread Egle Millbank side <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65007_geo105">Westminster</rs>
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maketh<lb></lb>
Oath that he hath known the <rs type="occupation" id="LMCLIC65007_occ34">deced</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65007_n121-2">John Roper</rs>
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about<lb></lb>
fourteen years that he was a Foreman to Mr Curtis<lb></lb>
of Crescent<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
place Bridge Street <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65007_geo106">Blackfriars</rs>
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Rag<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMCLIC65007_occ35">Merchant</rs>
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-that yesterday the deced, Dept. and one Smith<lb></lb>
a Labour were employed<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
in a Warehouse<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
two<lb></lb>
Story high belong to one Mr. Wilson and situate on Brook's<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65007_geo107">Wharf</rs>
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in the parish of Saint Mary Somerset that<lb></lb>
about Eleven O'Clock the deced Dept and Smith had weighed two Bags of Rags<lb></lb>
from a Cart and under oath into the Warehouse-that they<lb></lb>
placed one Bag with in the Wharehouse the other remaining<lb></lb>
a little distance from the step of the Warehouse Door-that<lb></lb>
the deced<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
and desired Dept. to go for<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
the Fruck-that the deced then stood<lb></lb>
with<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
his Feet upon the Threshold of the Door his Back<lb></lb>
towards <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65007_geo108">the Bag</rs>
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and his face fronting the Door-that<lb></lb>
the Bag fell against the deced Legs and knocked his feet<lb></lb>
out of the Door that the deced is falling turned round and<lb></lb>
with a took he had in his hand hooked the Bag but the Bag in<lb></lb>
giving way the deced fell<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
from the Warehouse<lb></lb>
Door-Dept. looked down and saw the deced lying on his<lb></lb>
Side upon the Pavement on the Wharf near the Cart Wheel<lb></lb>
Dept. went after a <rs type="occupation" id="LMCLIC65007_occ36">Surgeon</rs>
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who returned with Dept that<lb></lb>
the deced lay in the same situate in<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
and some Blood<lb></lb>
come from the deceds Ears and Month<del>that</del>
the and was quite<lb></lb>
insensible and upon further examination found him quite<lb></lb>
Dead.</p>
<p n="122">Sworn this 21st. day of January<lb></lb>
1794 before me}</p>
<p n="123">his<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65007_n123-1">Richard<figure rend="mark"></figure>
Casely</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Mark.</p>
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