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Hillsborough June 9th 1771

Dear Sir

Tom delivered your Favor with everything he
had in charge very safe, — This morning a person arrived
who says the Gov—r was last thursday at the Moravian
Town, and that great Bodys of the Regulators flocked
in so fast to surrender, that it retarded his march, so that
we can't expect him before Tuesday or Wednesday, if so,
scarce any of the Prisoners will be tryed before the beginning
of the week following. — James Wilkinson with his ~
Sons & a few of his Neighbours came up a few hours ago
to take the benefit of His Excellencys Proclamation,
but none here were authorized for that purpose when
I informed him that he was excepted in the Proclamation
he appeared to be thunderstruck & what made him
still more so, the Capt. of the Guard had him taken Prisoner