The recorder. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1802-1803, 1803-04-06

The frtt time ever heard of th;s
was from Mrs. Aun1 Snusis
George, The fecond pcrion thar gave
me information was Samuel, alias Sa- |
muel Bird, the property OF MIS-. Jane !
Clark. They afl<ed ne lalt night 20
come over 10 their houfts on Ftlday
night. II was late, before ! cnuld Get
there ; the company had mctaad d!,psrr
ed. | enquired where they were gore,
they aniwered 60 all their wives went
after them and found George FIeearried
me and William, (thc property OF
William Young) to Sam Birds after
we got there, lac (Sam} cnouired of
of George, if he had any pen and
ink, he laid no. he had left il at
home, ne brought oar his nG Of
men and he had EhGha Price Jim,
James Prices Mofcs, Sally Prices
Bob, Drury Woods Emanuel after
this George invited me to come and
fee him the next night, but did
not go. The following Monc.ay night,
William went over and returned for me
with ticker, and likewile one f3r Gil
bert. The Thurfday nghl following
both, George and Sam Bird ca..cto fee
me. Bowlcr's Jack W IS with us; we con
yerled until late in the night upon the
3ubjet, Of the meditated wa George
faid he would try TO be ready by dc
24th OF uguf, and the following Sun
day he went TO Hungary meeuaE houfc
10 enliit men when iaw him again
Uniformed me he had Unified y men
there The Sunday after, he went to
Manchester where he fad he had re-
Cruited 50 odd more. never taw him
again until te iermon at my houfc,
which was aboul three weeks before chc
rifng was TO take place. On the day
of The fermon, George called On SAM
Bird toinforn1 how many men he had;
he (aid he had nc his lit with him bus
he fuppofed abom 500 George wiihe,i
the bulinels to lie deferred fome rirnc
longer, Mr.. Proscr's Gabriel wiftei TO
bring Or the bu(iaeis as loon as poi7lbje.
Gilbert fad the hummer was alRoit
over, and he wifhcd TO enter upon the
buinefS before the weather GOT TOO cool.
Gabriel propoled that the lubieGt ihouid
oereierred 70 Martin his brother, TO de-
eide upon. Martin iaid there was this
eXprelioa III the bible, DELAYS breeddan- |
Ser; at rhis sine he faid the county was |
at peace, the folders we're discharged /
and arms all put away, there MAS az
patrollipg IL the country, and before he
would be2F any longer WHAT he had
-urhe, lie would tUn out and hf,atwijl =;
his flick, Gilbeir ;aid he was ready
Win his pifol, bur ii was in need Of re-
pair he gave it TO Gabriel, who was TO
Put ii ii order for him,
then poke to the company and IN
formed Ehem I wifhed to have fotac
ghings 10 fay. | told them rhar / had 4
heard in the days Of old, when the Urea
iites were carried in icrvitude to king
Pharoah, they were taken from him by
the power Of God, ard where carried
by Mofes. God had blcfIed them wi.h
an angel to go with him, but tear
could fec nothing Of that kind in the:t
days, Martin iaid III reply, Tread il ny
bible where Sod fays, If we will wcr-
1hip him, VIC fhould have peace in ali
our land, five Of g@G fall Conquer aa
hundred, and hubdr a thoHaed
of our enemies. After This they
went into a coAlllrauon upoa t5r
time they fhouid execute the din.
Martin 1poke anc appointed Tor rhem
to meet IN rhree weeks which was a. be
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