Depostion of Samuel Whitesitt

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WESTMORELAND County, ss:

Personally appeared before us, the subscribers, three of his Majesty' s Justices of the Peace for the County aforesaid, Samuel Whitesitt, who, being duly sworn upon the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God, did depose and say, that this day, the 7th day of February, in the morning, between twilight, there came a number of armed men, and with a large sledge, about ten pounds weight, broke open the outside Jail door, and one of the inside doors, both being locked, and sent the prisoners then in Jail, being three in number, (who were committed, one, by name John Neil, for a riot, and throwing down a man' s house, with a number of others, the other two, by name Samuel Warden and Samuel Wilson, who were committed for a trespass,) off, and giving each of the prisoners, after the Jail being broke, a pistol, and told them, the prisoners, that they had helped them so far, and now to clear their own way; and the said Samuel Whitesitt further says, that he heard the number of armed men aforesaid say, that for their so doing they had orders from Captain William Crawford; and further this deponent saith not.

SAMUEL WHITESITT.

Sworn and subscribed before us, this 7th of February, 1775.

ROBERT HANNA,
WM˙ LOCHEY,
WM˙ BRACKEN.