Tyrrel County
July 14th 1777
This day Came before us Justices Assigned to keep the Peace for said County Thomas Stubbs Senr & being duly sworn on the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God deposeth & Saith that Thomas Harrison (son of John) met him on the Road & about a forthnight ^agoe^ & the said Thomas Stubs having heard of this Association used every perswasive means to diswade the said Thos Harr Harrison from being concerned in the same & the said Thos Harrison informed signified to him or suposed that ^if^ there was a Junction from this all the Way to New Georgia might not they be able to do something, & supposed that if a Petition was sent to Genl Howe would he not befriend them & know his friends from his Friends Foes, & that the said Harrison wished there might ^not^ be a World of B he had never been born as there would be a World of Bloodshed and further this Deponent sayeth not—
Oath of
Thomas Stubbs
vs
Thos. Harrison (son of John.)