Peter Stansel on his Oath Sayeth that Teusday the 13th Instant as he was going Home from willm Bells he mett Jehu Tison and his wife and that Tison asked him the said Stansel to go home with he asked him what he wanted him to go for and he made Answar that the Negro boy Jim Bowser was dead Mr Stansel asked where the Boy was Dead att not knowing at that time that he had gott him and Mr Tison made Answare at his house Mr Stansel then Askd. Mr Tison what might be his Sickness Mr Tison gave him for Answare that the boy had Seemd. Somthing Ailling the day before and that morning and had Dyed Since he left home Mr Stansel further Sayeth that he went home with Mr Tison and when they gott there to Mr Tisons found the Said Boy Jim Bowser lying dead near the fire place and again Inquired of Mr Tison the Occation of the boys Sudden Death and Mr Tison his wife both gave for Answare that they immagened it was Owing to Could he had Taken lying out when he was Runaway he the Said Stansel then Asked Mr Tison when he gott the Boy he Replyed on Sunday Night Meaning as Mr Standsel Understood the preceedg: Sunday Night Mr. Standsel Askd. if the boy Appeard. to be Sick the day before and Mr Tison Answared that the boy had gone about and Eat but appeared to be ^Some Sick &^ Stiff Oweing as they immagend. to the whiping he the said Tison had given him Mr Stansel then Askd. Mr Tison if he had whiptd. him Much Mr Tison Replyd that he had whiped him more then all he had Ever given him before that on Monday Morning he Tyed him to the Joist and whipd. him with Small Chichenquamins Switches and kept him Tyd there till Breakfast time and that on Teusday the Boy went to ithere in the house or Out at the door and Blunderd. and fell Over a Chair but got back again to the fire by what means this Deponant did not Enquire and Appeard to be very Sick and Mr Tison askd the Boy the Reason of his Tumbling about So and the Boy and the boy made Answare that he was so weak in the knees that he Could not walk and Complaind much of being Sick that when he the said Tison was going from home he Orderd. the Boy to go into another house where Mrs. Tison was a weaveing and as the Boy went he fell with his head against the Ends of Loggs at the door but gott by Some means back to the fire Mr Stansel further Sayeth that Mrs. Tison told him that after Mr Tison was gone She went and askd the boy whatever was the matter with him but he gave hir no Answare and in a short time after she went again to the house and found him Dead and further this deponand Sayth not