Early Governors' Papers

State of North Carolina Wake County

Be it remembered that heretofore to Wit, at a Superior Court of Law &c begun and held for the County of Wake aforesaid the first Monday afer the fourth Monday of September

AD 1815 Present

The Honorable Henry Seawell A Bill of Indictment was found by Our Grand Jury which is in the following Words & figures to wit, The Jurors for the State upon their Oath present that Samuel Barley late of said County labourer John Davis of the aforesaid County Yeoman John R Cooke of the aforesaid County labourer and William Heflen of the aforesaid County labourer, Not having the fear of God before their eyes but being moved and soduced by the instigation of the Devil, On the fourth day of July in the Year of Our Lord One thousand eight