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Informations taken this Twenty seventh
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Westmr. in the County of Midsex upon an
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lying dead in the said Parish Liberty
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Samuel Saltmash
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a Lodger at
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John Crawley
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in the Parish of
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Bricklayer
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on his Oath saith that on Sunday last,
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(February 25th.) between One and two o'Clock, Dept.
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was Walking in
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towards Harrington
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at the Head of the Serpentine River in the
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Parish
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, Says that he had a
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New found land Dog with him, and on Depts. thriving
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a Stone into the Serpentine Rever the Dog Went
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into the Water, and brought out a Man's That
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Says that the he sent the Dog into the River again
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and the dog brought out a Man's Wig, That the
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Dog went in again and pulled the Deced up
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into Sight in the Water, the Body Sinking the Dog
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David several times but could not get held of the
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Body, upon which Dept. fetched a Boat there and
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after Some time found the Body in about fourteen
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feet Water, being about fifty Yards from the
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Head of the River and about thirty Yards from
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the Shore in the
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Says that he get hold of Deced's Cloaths and Towed
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him to Shore in the
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Hanr. Square
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Says that the Deced appeared to have been long
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Drowned, Says that the Deced was laid down near
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the River side, That he Searched the Deced's
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Pockets and in one of his Breeches Pockets he
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found two Six pences and three Penny worth of
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half pence, Says that the Deced had Silver Bucks
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in his Shoes, and Silver Buttons on his Coat
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Says that Several People were then Present, and
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that he observed no Marks of violence upon the
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Deced.
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Samuel Saltmarsh
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