Document 19, p 4
| extraordinary rapid flood coming | ||||
| down the River | ||||
| Mr Donkin – again said – | ||||
| There was an extraordinary | ||||
| fall of Snow the Night before | ||||
| the Bridge was carried away | ||||
| which lay almost a foot thick | ||||
| on the even Ground – It began | ||||
| snowing about 9 o'Clock at Night | ||||
| & continued on till one in the | ||||
| Morning when a violent heavy | ||||
| Rain came on – likewise a | ||||
| very high Westerly Wind – | ||||
| the River | ||||
| When I looked at |
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| Morning I perceived a very | ||||
| extraordinary flood (the River | ||||
| runs from West to East) | ||||
| Perceiving a flood occasioned | ||||
| my going to look at the | ||||
| Bridge | ||||
| 4 | ||||
Note: Minutes of Committee to consider Mr Errington's Petition, p 4
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