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bad Work going on at William Reynolds' on which this Depo-
nent got up and immediately went down to his Brother's Wil-
liam Reynolds and when he came to the Garden he saw a great
Number of People before the House and John Cavanah had a
Cutlass holding over William Reynolds' Head and Darning
him saying he would Split out his Brains and he then saw
Stephen Porter have hold of William Reynolds' Wife by the
Arms pushing her against the Porch and then throw'd her
over a Stump and left her and he likewise saw John Reynolds
have a Gun in his hand which he set down and some other
Person came and took away the Gun and Stephen Porter and
many others run after John Reynolds and cried Shoot him
Shoot him and then they went away. And further saith not.
And being asked by one of the Parties concerned if he had ever
seen the Gun since that was taken away answers and saith that
there was a Man whose Name he does not know some time
after the Gun was taken away brought a Gun to his Father's
and set her down at the Cart House and said he believed it
belonged to some of the Reynolds' but that he does not know
what became of her for he never has seen her since.
Affirmed before Elisha Reynolds
G. Milligan
And^w Pearce

Lib. C. B.
No. 20

Cecil County ss'
On the 24^th day of June 1769 came Patrick Ewing John M^c-
Coy and Abraham Mitchell and made Oath on the Holy Evan-
gils that the Person called by William Reynolds Nathaniel
Gillaspy is Nathaniel Breading son of James Breading and the
Person by him called Andrew Porter is Nathaniel Ewing son
of Joshua Ewing and the Person called Thomas Porter is
Andrew Porter son of Andrew Porter.

Sworn before G. Milligan
And^w Pearce

To all Persons whom these may Concern We the Subscrib-
ers do Certify that the general Character of William Reynolds
and his Family and the Family of Henry Reynolds Senior are
such as are in part underneath set forth.
Their laying down John Carmichael's Wheat Field Fence
and driving upwards of thirty Cattle into the same at the
same time standing in the Breach and throwing Stones at the
Children of said Carmichael upon their attempting to drive out
said Cattle until they had left off Eating there then driving
said Cattle or a Number of them into Carmichael's Barn
among a quantity of Thrashed Wheat there keeping them until
they could Eat no more then driving said Cattle carefully to

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