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James H. Scott saith that on Saturday
the 10^th day of March last Joseph Conway
called at this deponents House in the County
of Roccastle about five miles east of the
Crab Orchard & requested this deponant [sic] to
go with him about four miles below Harrods
burg for the purpose of getting a negroe
^Boy by the home of Warner which boy this
deponant [sic] Understood Robert Boyce had
purchased of a certain W^m Stapp this deponant [sic]
would not go with said Conway & on the
Monday following about an Hour after sun
rise in the morning the said boy came to
this deponants [sic] House & Informed him Joseph
Conway was behind, this deponant [sic] left
Home Immediately after & did not see s^d
Conway on that day morning, on the
Saturday aforesaid the s^d Conway asked
this deponant [sic] to direct him a near way
so as to Intersect with the Pulaski road
that would Cut off about five miles in
the distance of ten miles

James H. Scott