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Document 19, p 5

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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,
Bridge -On the Upper Side it was
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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