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5/ and burn them every one, then struck one of them 5
between the shoulders with all his force. He turned
and looked at him and said Old man you are no
object of my revenge. This company of horsemen
went on with us considering us their prisoners, when
we came to Smith's Ferry this small party of horsemen
were reinforced by about 500. When our waggons and
and all the ammunition taken they found with us.
We all got passports and were permitted to go to
respective houses, except our officers, who were
taken prisoners and sent to Philadelphia.
This expedition took place about the first of Feb'ry
1776. We then returned and repaired our fences, and
prepaired to raise a crop the ensuing summer, about
the first of June a report was circulated that a company
of light horse was coming into the settlement, this report
arose from the fact that Col. Alston had sent 4 or 5 men
to warn all in the district to attend muster at Henry Eagles
on Bear Creek. (as a guilty conscience wants no accuser)
every one thought, they were after me, upon wich our
poor deluded people took shelter in the swamps. These
men came to the field where my father was ploughing
word came to him that they were coming he left the
horse standing in the plow and fled giving me
orders to take the horse out of the plow and follow
him, but before I had done this five men rode up
to the fence and told me that I must go with them
to pilot them through the neighbourhood. I told them
I durst not or my father would kill me, but they
forced me to go, and went with them next day to
the muster, and went with the same company of Horsemen
the following tuesday to Fayetteville where I enlisted
into the United States ^or Collonies Service under captain council
on the 10th day of June, 1776, in the 14th year of my age.

We continued in fayetteville untill the middle of July
when we went down to Wilminton, where the Brigade was
made up, under the command of General Francis Nash
consisting of six regiments, the first regiment was
commanded by ^Col. Thos. Clark, John Mebane Leu't Co.
the 2nd regiment by Col. Alexander Martin Leut Col
James Patton. 3rd regiment by Jetrhro Sumner Leut Col.
Wm Davidson. 4th regiment by Thos Polk, Leut Col.
J D [Thackston] 5th regiment by Col. Buncomb Eaden

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