State of Illinois
Union County}
On the 26th Day of October 1842—
Personally appeared Hezekiah West before the under signed a justice of the peace in & for the said County & he the said Hezekiah West being Duly sworn in Due form of Law—Deposeth & Saith that he was personally aquainted with John B. Murray Decd of said county from the year 1810 unto the Day of his Death which Death as this Deponant thinks & beleives, took place in or about the year of our Lord 1828—& that he had frequently Lodged at the Dwelling house of said Murray & Conversd with him on the subject of Revolutionary War & that he the said Murray once told this Deponant that he was in the Battle fought between the Brittish & the american State troops at Oringeburg in S.C. & was under the Command of & this Deponent further states that he was Marched into Oringeburg some short time after the sad Battle had been fought, the Brittish haveing evacuated that place & from the Description which said Murray gave of that place & some signs or marke of the said Battle ground which this Deponant saw at that place he verily Beleives that the said John B. Murray was in the Battle & undr the Command of General Sumpter
Sworn to [Aualified] before me this 20th Day of october 1842
WGNimmo JP
I Certify that Hezekiah West who has this day subscribed and sworn to the forgoing Deposition before me is a Credible Witness given under my hand this 26th day of October 1842
WGNimmo JP
State of Illinois
Union County Ss.
I Certif
I Andrew Deardorff Clerk of the County Commissioners Court in and for said County do Certify that W. G. Nimmo is a Justice of the Peace in and for said county duly commissioned and qualified—and that the forgoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine and that said W. G. Nimmo was a Justice of the Peace or aforesaid on the 26th day of October 1842 and [state] [is]
In testmony of which I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court the 6th day of June A.D. 1843
Andrew Deardoff Clk
