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<p n="241"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65216_geo254">City & Liberty of<lb></lb>
Westmr</rs>
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. in the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65216_geo255">County<lb></lb>
of Middlesex</rs>
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<p n="242">Informations taken this Twenty seventh<lb></lb>
day of February 1776 at the Parish of St,<lb></lb>
George <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65216_geo256">Hanover Square</rs>
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Within the Liberty of<lb></lb>
Westmr. in the County of Midsex upon an<lb></lb>
Inquisition touching the death of <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65216_n242-1">Henry<lb></lb>
Charter</rs>
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lying dead in the said Parish Liberty<lb></lb>
and County.</p>
<p n="243"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65216_n243-1">Samuel Saltmash</rs>
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a Lodger at <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65216_n243-2">John Crawley</rs>
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in<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65216_geo257">Gray Street</rs>
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in the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65216_geo258">St. Mary le bone</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65216_occ81">Bricklayer</rs>
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on his Oath saith that on Sunday last,<lb></lb>
(February 25th.) between One and two o'Clock, Dept.<lb></lb>
was Walking in <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65216_geo259">Hyde Park</rs>
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towards Harrington<lb></lb>
at the Head of the Serpentine River in the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65216_geo260">Parish<lb></lb>
of St. George</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65216_geo261">Hanover Square</rs>
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, Says that he had a<lb></lb>
New found land Dog with him, and on Depts. thriving<lb></lb>
a Stone into the Serpentine Rever the Dog Went<lb></lb>
into the Water, and brought out a Man's That<lb></lb>
Says that the he sent the Dog into the River again<lb></lb>
and the dog brought out a Man's Wig, That the<lb></lb>
Dog went in again and pulled the Deced up<lb></lb>
into Sight in the Water, the Body Sinking the Dog<lb></lb>
David several times but could not get held of the<lb></lb>
Body, upon which Dept. fetched a Boat there and<lb></lb>
after Some time found the Body in about fourteen<lb></lb>
feet Water, being about fifty Yards from the<lb></lb>
Head of the River and about thirty Yards from<lb></lb>
the Shore in the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65216_geo262">Parish of St. George</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65216_geo263">Hanover Square</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Says that he get hold of Deced's Cloaths and Towed<lb></lb>
him to Shore in the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65216_geo264">Parish of St. George</rs>
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Hanr. Square<lb></lb>
Says that the Deced appeared to have been long<lb></lb>
Drowned, Says that the Deced was laid down near<lb></lb>
the River side, That he Searched the Deced's<lb></lb>
Pockets and in one of his Breeches Pockets he<lb></lb>
found two Six pences and three Penny worth of<lb></lb>
half pence, Says that the Deced had Silver Bucks<lb></lb>
in his Shoes, and Silver Buttons on his Coat<lb></lb>
Says that Several People were then Present, and<lb></lb>
that he observed no Marks of violence upon the<lb></lb>
Deced.</p>
<p n="244"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65216_n244-1">Samuel Saltmarsh</rs>
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