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There has been a greate many roberies & thefts as far as has been heard of that it is truly bocome alarming Some of the Roberies are as follows (all nearly in one neighborhood)

Richd Foster $10,000
R A L Willks)
and all he had) $ 30.00
John Kerr some gold $ 700.00
Wm Murphey Gold & silver $2000.00
Wilbourn Bridges 150.00
Archable Winn)
& all there Cloathes) 120.00
McClintock Brown 900.00 Gold &c
Roberies Wiley Stone (Gold &c) 2700.00
Si Lowrance Gold & c 550.00
Saml Daves Do 500.00
Wm Mc Connel Do 300.00
Rich Tidwell 400.00 Confd.
Total 18,250. in all
Nat Moore attempt but did not git it

These are all in one portion of the County Wall will we do We cant defend our selves $18250 taken in a week or ten days.

Tu 26 [in left margin: Col Downing Andrews] I went to Town give in my evidence agt Downing. James Andrews shot & killed 2 Fedrels Soldiers in his own house One is not yet dead Greate confusion the Soldiers trying to kill Andrews