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was no matter when, if you will go with us I will tell you.
This deponent replied he could not go, for that he could not
leave home, That this Deponent then asked Levin Townsend
what he would do if he brought salt and the people attempted
to take it from him, that Townsend replied he should not come
without help, that this Deponent saw the above mentioned
Levin Townsend at a desk as he supposed taking down the
names of the people who were to go with him for the Salt,
and that the following persons were attending the said Town-
send as this Deponent apprehended giving in their names for
that purpose, to wit, William Dickerson, Benjamin Selby,
Thomas Moore, Thomas Cluff, Hugh Vestry and Solomon
Butler, and this deponent further saith that he has not seen
any of those persons since the time above mentioned and sup-
poses they are gone on the aforesaid design.
Taken before John Selby. Joshua Selby.

N^o5
Nov. 25^th 1775.
William Townsend being called upon by the Committee of
Worcester county, deposeth and saith that on Wednesday the
15^th day of November it being the day before William B.
Townsend and company embarked, he was at William B.
Townsend's house where he believed there might be 60 or 70
men, many of whom were armed, that W^m Barclay Townsend
and son Levin told this Deponent that Luke Townsend was
to procure a load of salt ready for them at Norfolk and asked
this Deponent if he was willing to go along with them for it,
that it was necessary to keep it a secret from the Committee
and for that purpose Levin Townsend administered an oath of
secrecy to this Deponent, that he believes the said oath was
administered to numbers that were there that day, that the
said William B. Townsend said he wanted friends enough to
attend him as might prevent the salt from being destroyed
and this Deponent further heard Levin Townsend say he was
on board the Man of War at Norfolk, that he this Deponent
has often heard the said W^m B. Townsend say he wou'd never
submit to the measures of the Committee.
Taken before J Mitchell. William Townsend.

N^o 6
November 25^th 1775.
Samuel Parker of lawful age being sworn on the holy Evan-
gels of Almighty God deposeth and saith, that Benjamin
Schockley met with this Deponent at John Truitts about a
fortnight ago; and requested him to meet Cap^t Schoolfield's
company at Nasaongo Bridge and to carry his gun and ammu-