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WESTMORELAND County, ss:
Personally appeared before me, Robert Hanna, one of his Majesty' s Justices of the Peace of the County aforesaid, Captain James Smith, who, on his solemn oath on the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God, deposeth and saith, that he, this deponent, was bound over to answer the Court of Virginia, before Dorsey Penticost, one of their Justices; and at same time said Penticost granted precepts for Robert Hanna, Esq˙, William Lochey, Esq˙, and John Carnaghan, Sheriff; and at same time this deponent said to Penticost, What do you mean by these precepts. Penticost said they were impostors on the Government and Dominion of Virginia, and he would have them confined, and then he said he was sure he had the others forced to a compliance to their laws. This deponent further said, your proceedings are illegal and irregular; and one day or another I think you will repent your conduct. Penticost said Lord Baltimore' s heirs was not of age, and there was a dispute between the heirs of Lord Baltimore and Penn, which cannot be settled for some years, and for that time he liked to keep them in suspense; and let them do what they would until then, there would be an oblivion act made before the matters would be settled and compromised.
JAMES SMITH.
Sworn and subscribed before me the 14th of February, 1775.
ROBT˙ HANNA.
Deposition of James Smith
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David Vance present, said, if he did not expect such an act, he would not have done what he had done; and further this deponent saith not.