Tyrrell County

July 15th. 1777 Ss.

Personally appeared before us Justices assign'd to keep the Peace in said County Mary Walker who being duly Sworn on the Holy Evangelists of Almighty ^God^ made Oath to the Following Information That is to say that about Three Weeks ago this Deponent was at the House of Thomas Harrison ^Senr^ where she heard a certain Stephen Burges say that it was no matter if the King's Forces were to come & put us ^them^ all to the sword for it was what they deserved meaning the Peop[le] of this state as this Deponent believ'd and further this Deponent sayeth not—

her          

Mary X Walker

mark         

Sworn before us

Archd Corrie J.P

Chas. Johnson

The Depositions of
Mary Walker & Elizabeth Ward
against Stephen Burges—

Oath of Mary Walker
Eliz. Walker
vs
Stephen Burgis