Duplin Court house

17th July 1777

May it Please Your Excellcy.

Upon Receiaving the Information and Deposition of Wm Whealey who Swore against Felix Kennan & Richard Brocas, We have Sent out Men to apprehend them & Brocas being taken, and not having the Laws to Direct us in what manner we should Proceed against him, have thought it best to Send him to Your Excellency; We have men after Kennan, and if it Should be improper to Send him to you also when Taken Please to inform us by the Bearer Mr. John Molton Our Sheriff We are Not able to make any Discovery of the Plot by any Person that We have Called upon as Yet We Shall Exert every Nerve in Our Power to Discover the Combination

We are Your Excellencys

Most Obedt humle Servts

Wm Houston Chairman

James Kenan

Joseph Dickson

P.S

Have Sent the Deposition with the Sheriff & Brocas

1777
Magistrate of Duplin
27th. July—

[on envelope:] ⅌ favr of John Molton Sherf