And the deponent further saith that he verily believes that if he should act in his office of a Justice of the peace in the said county of Charlotte that his Effects and property would be destroyed by the said Mobb or some of them as far as would be in their power ; and that his Life would be in danger and farther the Deponent saith not. Jacos Marsu. Sworn this sixth day of December

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Charlotte County ss: Naruan Rice of the Township of Durham in Charlotte County Farmer being duly Sworn on the Holy Evangelists deposeth and Saith, that he was present on Monday the Twenty Second day of November Jast past when' Ethan Allen Remember Baker, Seth Warner and Robert Cochran (under

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the Security of armed Mobb) erected their Judgment Seat in Durham aforesaid and adjudged that the dwelling House of 'Benjamin Spencer there should be burned. That' the said Remember Baker was the first of the Mobb that got to the House' and attempted to pull off some of the Boards, and the first person that did set the said House on fire, tho' it was afterwards set on fire by others of the said mobb in another part.

Naruan Rice. Sworn this sixth day of December

1773. Before-me Joun McKesson.

(Endorsed) 1774, Jan¥11. Read in Council.

Charlotte County ss: Breyzamiyn Hoven of Charlotte County being duely sworn on the holy Evangelists deposeth and saith that -he is.a Resident and Inhabitant in the Tract or Township called Sociaiborough in the said County. That in the night of Saturday the Twentieth day of November last past the Deponent was informed that a Company of Men distinguished by the Name of the Mob were come into Durham and had seized Benjamin Spencer, Esquire one of his Majesty's Justices of the peace in the said County and had him under Guard as a prisoner, That the Deponent with Two Neighbors came to Durham, arm'd; and found the said Benjamin Spencer at the House of Thomas Green in Kelso under.a Guard: of Men armed.