That these Deponents have heard it frequently mentioned in conversation and verily believe it to be true, that about a twelve month since, one of the Sheriffs Deputies, whose Name these Deponents think was Hide was escorted by Robert Cochran one of the principal Leaders of the Rioters (who was armed with a sword and pistols) in order to assist the said Officer in serving Writts on several persons, esteemed by the Rioters Friends to Government, which as these Deponents understood and verily believe were served accordingly. And these Deponents further say that they have repeatedly heard several of their Neighbors in and abont Durham declare that they had obtained processes out of the Inferiour Court of Common pleas for the said County for just Debts due to them from people

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of the party of the said Rioters, but that they never were able to get any of them executed and further these Deponents say

not. ; Bensamin Hover

Danie, WALKER Sworn before me this eighteenth Day of March MDCCLXXV

Dani HorsmManpen.

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INFORMATION RECEIVED OF A RIOT IN CUMBERLAND CO.

° In Council March 21st 1775.

His Honor the Lieutenant Governor informed the Council, that he had called them together in Consequence of his having received Information' of some Violent Outrages and Disorders which have lately happened in the County of Cumberland, that he had requested Coll Wells and Crean Brush Esq" the Representatives of the said County to attend with the Persons who are said to have brought the Intelligence. The said Coll Wells and M' Brush with the two Persons who came Express attending accordingly were called in, and being desired to give a Relation of what had happened. Mr Brush informed his Honor and the Board that on Monday the 13 day of this Inst. about eighty Persons assembled and took Possession of the Court House in Westminster in the County of Cumberland, in order to prevent the opening and holding of the Courts of Common Pleas and General Sessions of the Peace which were to come on the Ensuing Day: That they were in Part Armed and it was then said that others were gathering and arming to join them.