Dobbs County, NC - Court Records

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Grace Williamson Turner

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Lori Price Cobb (jhcobb@iquest.net)

New Bern District Superior Court
Criminal Action Papers
D.S.C.R.206.326.1
1761-1775 (Broken Series)
1777-1784

North Carolina
Dobbs County

The Deposition of Frederick Baker taken before me one of the
Justices of Dobbs County the 20th Day of March 1782 as follows,
viz, that the Deponent was at the late dwelling of Hardy Powell
on Saturday the 16th Inst where he saw the said Hardy Dead, that
he appeared to have died of Gunshot wounds that he saw two tracks
to & from the House, they seemed to have been made by one person and to
him appear to be the tracks of Thomas Vause as his walk is rather
uncommon on acco't of the lameness of one of his Legs & walks
with one toe rather more inclined inwards than the other being
asked which foot more inclined inwards says the left

                                       Freaderick Baker

Sworn Before
Will. Hooker J.P.

The above Fred'k Baker bound in one hundred thousand pounds
to appear at the next Newbern Superior Court in May next to
give Evidence against Thomas Vause

Acknowledged before Will. Hooker

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