William Wallace being sworn on the holy Evenglist of almighty God Deposeth & saith

The Night on or about the 20th of June past when a body of Men meet a Certain place Caled the goard patch in order to take William May out of the Custodey of Wm. Roberson & Mr Salter of pitt County by force of Arms if they Could not get th^i^m ^sd. mays^ without John Lewelling Told sd. Wallace as soon as they got a Little Stronger they would Confine some of the grait men The next time the sd. Lewelling Came to sd. Wallace He Told him old Tylor was taken with all the papers in his pocket the Said Wallace asked what he would Do about it sd. Lewelling answord we must Try and git them if we Can sd. Wallace answered that if we Cant get them the sd. Lewelling said if we Cant it ^with out^ Them we must kill some of them

And further sd. Wallace saith it was ordered to git half a pound powder & two pounds of shoot ^Led^ accordingly There was a quantity of powder brought to the goard B patch for that purpoos by one molon Davidson Which he sd. Wallace Saith he under stood sd. Davidson got from one Sutherland in Tarborough and further This Deponent Saith not given under my hand this 8th Day of September 1777—