State of North Carolina
Granville County}

Superior Court of Law
Fall Term AD. 1832.

Zachariah Hester personally appeared in open Court & being duly sworn according to law, Testifies & declares that he knows that William Taburn Senr. was a soldier in the Revolutionary War—said Taburn is older than this affiant who will be 72 years of age the 13th. January 1833—

This affiant was a Soldier with Said William Taburn in a three months tour and in the Course of their tour we marched to the Catawba where he join'd the main Army under Genl Greene—

This affiant was also a Brother Soldier with said Taburn in the Expedition to the Savanah River ^on a Tour of five months^ and We, with others were discharged and this affiant and said Taburn & others came home together—This tour was for five Months after we left the State of North Carolina subscribed & sworn in open Court this 5th. day of September 1832

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Zachariah X Hester

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And the Court doth hereby declare its opinion that the Statment made in the foregoing affidavit are true & that he is a person whose Statment is entitled to Credit—Sepr. 8th. 1832—

James Martin Jnr JS CL&E

State of North Carolina
Granville County}
I Sandy Harris Clerk of the superior Court of Law for the County and state aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing affidavit was duly sworn to in open Court. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal office this the 14th of Septr 1832

S.Harris clk.