City of New York ss : Amos Cuamprrtatn late of the Township of Norwich in the County of Gloucester being duly sworn on: the holy Evangelists of Almighty God, dgposeth and Saith, that: he the Deponent' formerly purchased a Number of Rights or Shares of land under a Charter of New Hampshire, which Land. is Situated upon Otter Creek in the County of Charlotte. That the Deponent in the Month of May last went into that Part of ' the Colony to enquire after his Lands & took up his Lodgings at: the dwelling house of Roger Stevens Jun" in Socialborough in the said County of Charlotte. That while the Deponent lodged

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there, for some days he paid his Diet, and Lodging daily. That the said Stevens told him the Deponent it was troublesome to receive his Payments so frequently, and that it would be better that-he should settle with him, when he finally left his house, or Words to that Effect. That the Deponent some days thereafter having some business at the Township of Durham about ten miles from the said Steven's, told some of the said Steven's Family that he should go thither and return the next Day. That the Deponent accordingly set out for Durham & the same Evening being about the Sixth of May last, three men (to witt) Joseph Waite, one Lymen, & Joshua Wiggins came to the house of one Asa Johnson in which he lodged in Socialborough aforesaid in the Night Time, & took him Prisoner, and charged him with coming off in Debt to the said Stevens. That the Deponent told them that he intended to return to Steven's the next day, as the Truth was, & that they had no Law, or authority to arrest or make him a Prisoner for which they answered. that if they had not Law or Authority, they had strenght.