Information being made to this Committee, that sundry
evil disposed Persons had been endeavouring to disunite the
good people of this County in the Common Cause of America,
& had actually prevailed on several Companies of Militia to
lay down their arms. The Committee came to the following
Resolutions, to Wit, That warrants do issue to Captains Joseph
Richardson & John Mitchell against a certain Cornelius
Hogans & others, suspected of these high & dangerous
offences: The Committee adjourns to the 10^th Ins' at the
house of M^r Vincent Price at the mouth of Tuckahoe.

Signed p order. Jn^o Tillottson Clk. Com^ee

Monday June 10^th 1776. The Committee met according to
adjournment at Cap^t Vincent Prices at the Mouth of Tuckahoe,
of whom were Present,

M^r Charles Dickinson in the Chair.

	The Revd John Andrews Colo Benson Stamton Members Mr John White Colo Henry Dickinson		Mr Joshua Clarke Major Matthew Driver & Mr Jeremiah Celston	of the Com- mittee

At which time & place appeared Captain Joseph Richardson,
& reported to the Committee, that in obedience to the said
warrant he had taken the Body of the af^d Cornelius Hogans
to answer the Complaints af^d upon which the Prisoner was
ordered to be brought in, & the following evidences & depo-
sitions were taken as follows to Wit. The deposition of M^r
Vincent Price adjutant to the 14^th Battalion of Militia, who
being sworn on the Holy Evangels of Almighty God deposeth

& Saith, that he this deponent on the 4^th Ins^t being in the

Musterfield where Captⁿ John Safford exercises his company
of Militia immediately after the Roll of that Company was
called, a certain Cornelius Hogans took up the drum & began
to beat on it, & ordered the same Company to march & there-
upon the Company dismissed & said Hogans swore that he
would muster no more & further this Deponent saith not.

Vincent Price jun^r

The Deposition of Thomas Wynn Loockerman being sworn
on the holy Evangels of Almighty God, deposeth and saith
that he, this Deponent on the 4^th Ins^t being in the Musterfield