The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1844-08-09

lion, State afosreSy - \
and VI Eo-- Ihturc appears 10 The aUov- -
ner. aTLr;, Justice Of the Peace in and
FOR s,iI that fol- faith and credit b.
FREQ sLoplI /. official acts as SUCH Ial. ~
yht so furlbs,t the afiiant Thomas Alex "a
ion. andor i,s a Revolutionary Soldier y
I Of and n ~. respectable standing. ~
on. Ia ,csHcof, have hercun,o set my !.
nd. name =, seal Of Office at Charlotte, ~
nu. the 2og :, A, d. 1871.
our b. OATES, CLERK.
State Of North Carolina, I Il
ma Mecklenbutg county. { L
"a, l. J,lrr, Presiding Justice of tho
hd Cnnr, ID Quarter Sessions, do hereby
nr cert,C, !, Oates whose name appears TO
Vn The ,1 lcate is Clerk Of said Court and J
d. thai Cll credit is due 10 his official acts is
~ as such his certificate, is in duo form Of q
a Law. v
- Gvemy hand ana SEAL at ChaF'oi'e' 4
e. this 30, le4l. q
y JAS. II. ORR, P. J. I
u In Il place, we submit the affidavit I
Q ofN, Ellioue. lie is son Of an act.
Q i've Sole Revolution and was often in tie
! army father, going with lin to bring I
back /, that he rode. lie was also dran.
ed. busos cnlistments enough in this sec |
ton taouth Carolina, so he never was call.
cd ou,estifes that lie has heard but one {
onjoIthat Ezekiel PoIs lsas Tgry and I
took Jon, Sc.
Rcsies'ed to state what know Of Fee.
! kiel y $50 the public opinion with respeetto
the s,Hson during the Revolutionary war,
have heard but one opinion and that was
EZE. POLK was a TORY-iook proiec-
iion as in heart and deed an enemy 10 his
Cortas il was currently reported at the same
iimrie icas The pilot Of The British army and
led lin byc.ways where they could do tie
message TO the country and always looked
upor myself as a Tory. am row ~ my
som. ANDREW ELlTOITE.
Safe Of North Carolina,
MCckenbutg County {
Paafg appeared before Inc the above An
lrcJiuttc and being qualified says the above
8 n, d. HARRY, j. Il.
Ast /, ls4i
Tily. We submit the affidavit Of ilezekiah
lie der, who was toe son of signcr Of the
Declaration, lie tesiif2s that r.
olbever signed tLat instrument, being &C. .
ia ed witt tier names, from hearing his IA
erpoat hem-heafd of lis being Tory and .
sold by Alexander Campbell, vi Q was a
sier in Charlotte, that lie saw Ezekiel Polk
ID red coat, on, and that the people at tie time
Ii 49,, L. Ia, ,e i, Torv
Ding called upon 10 state what know reij -
h transactions of tie Revolution. 5tlc, be1rT fta
Ii recollect when the MeekbeCi, was wAs Iuy
iof Iodcpepdenco .s-~eof all the signets htM>l
m nine md sing them, know that Ezckif
IA. s.l17fot siencr. reeol!eet well beorin,
y beng Tory aud taking British Projects
l also had II related to me by u person (A!e
Camphrl) N whom ! had The utmost con
H. mat while CORVALLIS was il Charlotte
&C Polk wore a red coat. l well reooIlect al
the people at that time looked upon Polk /
se- airant Tory as any il the Country.
he .tltz. ALEXANI
ng '~ aie. y anu RoBT KfRKaPgefAggus
act 1855 Tk,
u Foutthiy. we give the affidavit Of !.
:, lexander, brother Of the above gentlen
rs also descendant of signer of the Decl
of lie ,eslifies that he has heard lis father T
cir the names of tie signers, but never heard
,m ell Folks mentioned and that lie has heard
ne opinion and that 20 he was Tory, &c.
ny Being requested To state what Tccollec
ne transactions Of the Revolution and SINCE
la state that was about six years old nj the
mo tccktrnbnrg Declaration of lndcpe