The recorder. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1802-1803, 1803-04-06
evening. whioA would coaGf of 1000

svenins, which would coaG(t Of 1000
men, 70 wit. negroes.
Win, the property Of John Mofby, |
fenr. Ben, the properly Of Thomas
H, Prolier. Lha' the priioner broughf
two icyshc blades 70 Gabriel for the
purpoie of having them toade into
iwords, and that q iwords were made
Qua of them b. Solomon at the requelt
of Gabriel. Thar the faid VIII acknow
lodged in the prelence of tho dePonent
in conoeriation with Gabriel thathe was
concerned in the confpiracy and lnfisr
re6tion, and that he wanted the appoint
ment Of captain OF The foot, but this be-
ing refuied, he was to act as horie-
man that the whites were to be muir
dered and kiIledindi(criminarely except
ing trenchmen, none Of wh0ln were TO
be touched.
Toby, the property of John Holman
1hat the priioner propofcd to- Join and
fight the whites, that the had joined and
had 70 carry two icythe blades to So
loman to be made into fwoFds, He
was determined to Kill his matter, thar
he had his matters iorrel horie fer apart
for him 70 act as horieman. That there
was TO be a great meeting OF che ne
groes near ProDer's from thence they
were 20 proceed and take the Gown,
thar 5000 blacks were TO meet the pri-
Toner at at the bar, and that the blacks
who did not Join would be pat to death
| That he intended to kill his matter on
Saturday nighr the @oth of Augiitt lait.
/ hat the priioner had an appointment
as captain, buc was turned our, bcing
underline,
Witnef agaIntt John, the property Of
| Mary Jones Of Hanover county.
Daniel, the property Of John Viii
liamlon. That, the deponenr being at
plough at home, the priiorel who at
that time worked at the penite mary and
was paiiing by, invited him to come
to great barbecue which was TO
be made by rhe negroes at Half Sink,
and refuied, being informed thar the
purport OF che barbecue was to concert
! inealures for rafting an infi1rre6tion and
numbering and killing the whites and
taxing the country, of which he had no
doubt, as Gabriel, Solomon and him
ielf beng captain, being at the head of
this bulineis, thar the laid John laid that
! he had a number Of men at the peniten-
tlary and was going up TO Caroline
where he expected TO raife ieveral hun
dred. That they intended TO fcize mn.
on the arms al the penitentiary, and
that negroes who did not join in the in
furre6tion would and ihould be pug 70
death. That the whites were 70 be put
20 death ind;lcriminately.
Charles, the property Of William
Walton. Thar abour 3 weeks ago the
Prloner gave chs dePonent an invite 10
a barbacus to be at Mr. Moor's fchool
houie, which was made on a particular
occalion, but was not made known
10 him, the deponent, which invitation
this deponent refufed 70 accept.
liaac, rhe property of William Bur
ton. Ben, the property Of Thomas II.
FfoiieF That the pritonetinforned him
the Opponent, that he had ioined ProGer's
Gabriel in order 10 take Richmond,
and chat ne the pfi(oner, was one ofthe
folders, shat ne was If pollib!e to fup-
Ply himielf wish fword, which if he
could not do, c. riel was to fnrnifh
him, and he the prilontr was deeermin-
Cd ei.herto kill Or be killed.
Daniel, the property Of VILLAIN
Burton. The prIioner informed the de-
Poanent on Friday rhe 29th OF Aueun
iait' that the priioner mad been inform
ed by Nanny, wife to Gabriel, thar