Dobbs County, NC - Court Records

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Jno. ROBERTSON being first sworn upon the Holy evangelist of Almighty God,
Deposes and sayeth that a certain Thomas BUTCHER Senr did on sunday the 10th
of May speak Words as follows
To Wit
That Genl. HOWES army was betwixt Col Abm. SHEPPARDs Regiment and Genl.
WASHINGTON and that Col. SHEPPARD Could not get to Genl WASHINGTON and that
Genl HOWE had Taken all the Great Guns or artilery from Genl. WASHINGTON,
and that Genl. WASHINGTON had nothing but Small arms to Defend himself with,
and that WASHINGTON had never gained one fight since the Beginning of the
Warr, and also that Genl. HOWE had never attempted to git to any Place but
that he had done it, this Deponant further sayeth not

Peggy ROBERTSON being first sworn upon the Holy evangelist of Almighty God
Deponeth and sayeth that a Certain Thomas BUTCHER Senr. did on Sunday the
11th day of May speak Words as follows, to Witt
That the said Thomas BUTCHER said he was Informed that Genl. HOW had got
betwixt Col. SHEPPARD and Genl. WASHINGTON, and that they could not git
together and that HOW had Taken all Genl. WASHINGTONS Great Gunns or
artilery and that WASHINGTON had nothing but small arms to defend himself
with and this deponant further sayeth not.
This deposition taken before me.
    Benj. EXUM JP.

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State of No. Carolina
Dobbs County

    Be it remembered that on the 28th day of August in the year of our Lord
one Thousand seven hundred and Seventy Eight John ROBERTSON & his wife Peggy
ROBERTSON Personally came before me Benj. EXUM Esq. one of the Justices
assigned to keep the peace in & for the county aforesaid and acknowledged
themselves indebted to his Excellency Richard CASWELL Esq. Governor & his
Successors, in the sum of Two Thousand pounds to be levied of their goods
Chattells Lands & Tenements respectively to the use of the said State upon
condition that if the above Bounded John ROBERTSON and Peggy ROBERTSON shall
Personally Appear at the Next Supr. Court to be held for the District of
NewBern in the Town of NewBern on the Twentieth day of Nov. Next then and
their to give Evidences in Behalf of the State against Thos. BUTCHER ad that
they do not depart the Court without Leave thereof then this recognizance to
be Void or else to remain in full force strength & Virtue.

Acknowledged before
    Benj. EXUM J.P.

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