Deposition of Devereux Smith

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WESTMORELAND County, ss:

Personally appeared before Joseph Spear, Esquire, one of his Majesty' s Justices of the Peace for said County, Devereux Smith, Esquire, and being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that on the night of the 8th instant, between eight and nine o' clock, twelve or more armed men, belonging to the Garrison kept up by Lord Dunmore' s orders at this place, surrounded the house of the said Devereux Smith, in Pittsburgh, in the said County, throwed stones, and attempted to break open his doors and windows, to the great terrour of his family, at the same time telling him that they would shew what Virginia boys could do. That with the violence of their throwing stones, &c˙, they split one of his window-shutters, and continued about the street till near twelve o' clock, during which he was under the necessity of sitting up in arms to protect his infant family; and further this deponent saith not.

DEVEREUX SMITH.

Sworn and subscribed, the 10th of February, 1775, before me.

JOS˙ SPEAR.