JOSEPH ORSER, BRITISH HEADQUARTER PAPERS, WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NEW YORK

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Joseph Orser, British Headquarter Papers #7741
City of New York

    Joseph Orser of West Chester in the County of West Chester Farmer aged about sixty years
    being duly sworn on the Holy Evangelist of Almighty God Deposeth that on friday last the
    Deponent then being at his house in West Chester aforesaid a party of men consisting of
    about thirty and armed with swords, pistols and clubs under the Command of a certain Israel
    Honeywell came to this Deponents said house that the first man that entered was the said
    Israel Honeywell with a large club in his hand and without saying a word to the Deponent
    instantly struck him over the head with the sail club, which laid the Deponents skull bare
    and knocked him down, That others of the said party then joined in beating the Deponent,
    and repeated their blows until they had nearly put an end to the Deponents life and then
    left him weltering in his blood and his head cut in several places.  That the Deponent has
    never give any occasion for such treatment, That he has not bore arms during the late
    contest but has endeavored to like in a peaceable manner during the whole time, that he has
    often been abused by the said  Israel Honeywell, and had his house and barn burnt by the
    said Honeywell's orders- That he is now in a most deplorable situation and hardly able to
    move by reason of the wounds and bruises he received from the said Honeywell and his party
    and further with not.

                                                                                                                                          
 (Signed) Joseph Orser
                                                                        
Sworn the 21st day
of May 1783
   Before me,
Mathews, Mayor