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Lib. M.

be Security for that he knew this Depon^t' had a Brother over
the River that would be bound for him rather than he should
go to Prison then the Sherr with this Depon^t & his Company
all went on again for about three miles towards the River
where they were met by five Dutchmen One of the Sherr.
Gang asked the Dutch men where they were going, They
making no Answer, one of the Sherr^s men struck one of the
Dutchmen as they sate on Horse back another lusty Dutch-
man getts of his Horse said he could not stand & see that
then they immediately all got to Fighting Upon which this
Depon^t thought he would Assist his Countrymen & went to
pick up a Stick when an Irishman Comes behind him &
knocked him down with a Club where he Lay he knows not
how long but the first Passage this Depon^t remembers after
Coming to himself was that he see the Sherriff and his Com-
pany running away Upon which his Countrymen the Dutch-
men looseing their Horses got up and rode after them And
in a very little time returned with the High Sherriff of Lan-
caster Robert Buchanan whom they told this Depon^t they had
Catched and went directly with said Sherriff to Cap^t Cresap's,
And further this Depon^t saith not
Taken before me. Nat: Rigbie

Jacob Loughman lives about two miles to the Southward of
Little Cadorus within one hundred Yards of the main Waggon
Road.
The names of the five Dutchmen that took M^r Rob^t Buch-
anan High Sherr of Lancaster Barnett Wyemour Mich^l Risenar
Feltie Craw Leonard Feeroar Francis Clapsaddle

Maryland October the i8'^h 1735
Baltimore County

The Deposition of Jacob Herrington who deposes as fol-
loweth. Viz —

That on the 13^th Instant he went over Susquehannah River
to the house of one Cornelius Vanholt where he had not been
long before there came in a large Company of People all in
Arms among which was Jn^o Hendrix who lives on this side
Susquehannah and being Acquainted with him asked what
was the meaning of such a Company in Arms Who told him
that they were going up to Samuel Blunston's to get warrants
for a great many people over the River some for Debt and
some for quarrelling And as this Depon^t was going out of
the House of the s^d Vanholt a man Slept up to him & asked
him where he came from Who told him he came from over
the River They then Asked him where he was going who told