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associators, he this Deponent replied why what if I am, why
said Shockly they are not worth a damn or words that pur-
pose; Schockly taking up a broad ax at the same time told
this Deponent not to say a word or he would split his brains
open or any that dar'd sign the Association; that this Depo-
nent at sundry times had seen the said Shockly very violent in
condemning and threatning other people in the same manner.
Sworn before Joseph Dashiell. Smith Lingo

N^o 17
Accomack County &c.
The deposition of Stephen Riley aged 28 years or there-
about being duly sworn on the holy Evangels of Almighty
God deposeth and sayeth that on Thursday the 12^th of Novem-
ber 1775 being at Old Point Comfort he went on board of
Edmond Scarborough's schooner and arrived that night at the
aforesaid Scarborough's house, where he heard W^m Scarbo-
rough tell a member of at Edmond Scarborough's that the
Governour asked him who were the leading men of the Eastern
Shore and the said Scarborough told him, Thomas Teackle
was one and that if the Governour wou'd send him a cutter
with eight men he would convey them to the said Thomas
Teackle's in the night that they might take him the said
Teackle and carry him on board of the said Cutter and further
this Deponent saith that the said Scarborough said that if the
Governour would send him a Tender with Thirty soldiers and
an officer or two that he wou'd pilot them to every leading
man's house in the county & carry them to the Governour and
further this Depon' saith that the said Scarb^h said at the same
time that the Gov^r told him if he wou'd bring him fifteen men
who wou'd list freely under him, he shou'd have a Capt^ns Com-
mission, if twenty a Major's, if thirty a Colonel's. This depo-
nent further saith that the Governour told said Scarborough
if he would bring any kind of provision he should be paid for
it. Further this Deponent saith not.
Sworn before William Matthews. Stephen Riley

November 30^th 1775.
Barcley White being sworn on the holy Evangels of
Almighty God deposeth and saith that Levin Townsend sent
for this Deponent and that this Deponent accordingly went,
and that when he came to W^m B. Townsend' s that said Levin
Townsend told this Deponent that if he would go with him to
the mouth of Pocomoke river, that he might have what salt
he wanted very reasonable, upon which this Deponent agreed
to go, and on their arrival at the mouth of the river aforesaid,
this Deponant asked where the vessel was that had this salt

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