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 Depositon of Isaac Pate of Dobbs County 
Planter who being duly Sworn Before William Hooker Esq'r one of 
the Justices Assigned to keep the peace in the said County as 
follows, Viz He knows nothing of the death of Hardy Powell, has 
heard he is dead & believes he is

     The Deposition of John Baker taken before me one of the Justices
of Dobbs County the 20th March 1782 as follows, Viz - last Friday 
evening 12th Instant he Tho's Vause and others were at a Shooting  
at Mr Pate's he desired Vause to shoot for him or lend him his Gun, 
he said no shot were Scarce, he promised to Repay him in the morning 
if he would shoot for him, but he declined it & Sayed he might want 
it before morning & some time after he applid to him again when Vause 
sayed he wanted to go away, he had some particular business to do that 
night which he should perhaps not be able to do if he did not go soon, 
he did however alight & fired a Gun for the deponent & then went away
Sworn Before Will Hooker J.P.                   John Baker

The within John Baker Bound in one hundred thou'd pounds to appear at the
Next Newbern Superior Court in May Next to Give Evidence against Thomas
Vause
Acknowledged Before }
Will Hooker J.P.    }

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