Wayne County, NC - Deposition for Luke Pipkin & Hardy Crawford, 1798 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Deposition of Gen'l Richard McKinne of the County of Wayne and State of No. Carolina taken before me Joseph Everitt one of the Justices of the Peace for said County Question Are you acquainted with Hardy Crawford and Luke Pipkin, formerly of Dobbs County, the obligors in certain land expressed to be payable to George Miller & others ? Answer I am Question What were their circumstances at the time they gave their bond to George Miller & company ? Answer They were both in good circumstances and in good credit Question What are their circumstances at this time ? Answer The former (Hardy Crawford) is insolvent - the latter (Luke Pipkin) may have some property, but very trifling - not sufficient to discharge his other debts Question How long have they been insolvent ? Answer I believe about five or six years Sworn to before me this 2d Rd McKinne day of November 1798 Jas Everett JP Source: NC Archives Foreign Archives Microfilm Reel No. Z.5.139N Pages 86 & 86b ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Guy Potts ___________________________________________________________________