That apprehensive of Danger if he dwelt longer among them, and knowing it would ruin both him and his Family if he was obliged to abandon his Farm, he went a few Days before he left Shaftsbury, to consult and ask the advice of John Bracket, who is a Person living in Bennington, an acquaintance of his, and who keeps up a good understanding with the People on both sides, and to endeavour thro his Means to obtain Protection from the violences of the Mob. That Bracket informed him the Persons who committed those Violences. were not the People to apply to for Protection. That the Deponent then asked Bracket how long time it would require to make application for this Purpose to the proper Persons. That Bracket answered, Brakenridge was gone from home; that the Deponent then asked Bracket how far he Bracket must go to apply or speak to the Head Men. That Bracket answered he must go beyond the Meeting House, by which the Deponent understood he meant to go to Jedediah Dewey and John Fasset, whoses Houses from the spott the Deponent and Bracket were then in, stand beyond the meeting. That the Deponent then ask'd Bracket if he did not mean to see Landlord Fay, and whether he should see the two Robinsons, to which Bracket answered in the Affirmative. From all which the Deponent clearly understood that Bracket look'd upon James Brakenridge,

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Jedediah Dewey, John Fasset, Stephen Fey, Samuel Robinson and Moses Robinson, to be the Persons who rul'd and governed the Riotous Party at Bennington and the adjacent Towns--That Bracket promised to go the next Day to speak to the abovenamed Persons as the Deponent understood and to give the Deponent an Answer but did not go and the Deponent soon after having received Information from divers Persons that he was threatned, and that they fear'd he would be kill'd, thought it best to avoid the Danger, and left Shaftsbury on Sunday the 17» Instant, leaving his Family who had not been threatned behind him.