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Bridge – the River was exceeding | ||||
high | ||||
Did you observe by certain | ||||
Marks on the Bridge how high | ||||
the Water was above & how high | ||||
below? | ||||
I took Notice the River was very | ||||
high – I observed the Water on the | ||||
lower Side of the Bridge was only at | ||||
Bottom of the | ||||
the ⁁ Impost*[*] or the projecting Part of the | ||||
Top of the pier, | ||||
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above the height of what is called | ||||
the Doming | ||||
Was you in any Apprehensions | ||||
when you observed the flood at that | ||||
height that the Bridge was in any | ||||
Danger of giving Way? | ||||
No | ||||
Did you send your Son | ||||
over at that time to examine | ||||
the Land Arches at the South End | ||||
5 of | ||||
Note: Minutes of Committee to consider Mr Errington's Petition, p 5
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