Dobbs County, NC - Court Records

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Grace Williamson Turner
Edited by Guy Potts

Source: Secretary of State Records, Court Records, 1702-1779, S.S.312

The State N.C. }  Wharas Capt. Stephen Cobb Complains to Me one of the 
Dobbs County   }  Justis of s'd County that Aaron Bass Sen'r late of
your County is a person of very mean caretor and Behaved Him Self as an
Inemie to this State at the Court House on the 19 of May last in saying
to His Son Aaron Bass Dont mind if for you Shall not go, meening in the
Defence of his cuntry when commanded by his Superours, which Bass hath
Since with Desert him Self and is Now a Deserter From the Servis, and
the Sd. Bass Hath Sence Said that he would Treet Said Cap't Cobb if he
would go after Aaron meening his Son, and Said that Aaron Had as Good as
pass as Mr Cobb could give him so that it is Expedant for the good of
this State, that Such persons should be a Megantly aprehended, we
therefore command you in the Name of the State to Take the Body of the
Said Bass into your Safe Custety and him Safly Keep untill you have Him
Before me or Sum other Justis of the peace for Said county To be Delt
with as the Law Derects Given under my hand and Seal this 23 Day of June
1778. N.B. You are Here by athoreised to Take to your asistance as meney
men as you Shall Think proper---
To Mr Samuell Balding }                    Rob't Simms J.P.
Excute and Return     } you are to Summons Isral Roberson, John Dickinson,
                        James Sims and Bordeins(?) Sims in Be Half of the
                        State 
                        also John Evins }
                        Edward Hood     }

On the reverse: 

State of North Carolina }  Whereas Aaron Bass Sr of sd County hath secreted
Dobbs County            }  tow of the soldiers baloted out of Captn' Stephen
Cobbs Comp'y of Militia (viz) Aaron Bass Jun'r his son & Natt. Revell his
son in law, and the sd Aaron Bass Sen'r considered by the late act of Assembly
as a vagarant of which sufficiant proof of his character & conduct and 
beheavour hath been made to me according to law.

                                            to any Contineltal officer or
for the want of such an officer to the Joylar for the destrict of Halifax.
Given under my hand and seal this 25th June 1778
                                                    Rob't Simms

To Mr Samuel Balding officer
to deliver sd Bass as above
derected

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