Mr Hill Bad them be sure to make hast to gett the things
on board for he should Long to hear they were gone.
Thos Brereton
Aprill 8th 1707
Sworne to before his Excny the W Bladen Cl Concil.
Governour & Councill
Munday Aprill 7th 1707
John Spry brought before the Board Declared that about
the first of March last he was at Mr Saml Smithson Potomeck
Point where he came in Company with one Mr Garrett who
Discoursed him about Comeing to South River to fetch said
Garretts Wife the Declarant told him he would if he could gett
a Sloope
Clarke had in his Company Thomas Wintersell and a School-
master & two Negroes. After that the Declarant went over the
bay Brereton was at Samll Smiths when the Discourse was and
understands that he wentdowne to Elzabeth Towne in Virginia
with Clarke
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