had the Indians at Command & they would Defend him.
That once an Indian being Drunk presented his Gun at this
Deponent to Shoot him & afterwards declared he was hired
thereto by the said Hendrick, and that the said Hendrick hath
Disturbed the Lord Baltimores Tenants. And further at
present this Deponent saith not.
Thomas Cresap
The Deposition of John Lowe of Baltimore County Planter
aged about forty Six years.
This Deponent being Duely sworn on the Holy Evangelists
Declares that he was at Thomas Cresap's house on the
Twenty Ninth day of January last, and that a greatNumber of
People about two hours within Night came to the sd Cresaps
house and in a threatening manner Demanded that the Door
might be opened that one William Boring William Smith and
this Deponent's son who were in the said House Endeavoured
with the said Cresap to keep the Door Shut, that some of the
persons without Doors Called to their Companions to Sur-
round the house, some of them Swore they would Overset it
others that they would Burn it. That this Deponent not
Venturing to go out of the sd house Cannot tell the number
of the said People (but by the Noise they made about the
House) beleives there were at least Twenty of them, that some
of them said they had ffifty Men there that Night to take the
sd Cresap And if they were not Enough they would have five
hundred there next Morning for the same purpose, That sev-
erall of the said Persons forced the said Cresaps Door off the
Hinges and Endeavoured to Enter the house in a Violent man-
ner and that then the said Cresap Discharged a Gun amongst
them and as this Deponent beleives Wounded one of them,
that one of the said Persons came forceably into the House and
Assaulted the said Cresap and afterwards had like to have
killed a Young Child of this Deponents, That the next Morn-
ing this Deponent saw one Edward Murphey and asking him
what was the Occasion of the Violence Committed the Night
before at Thomas Cresap's to wch the said Murphey Answered
that the Design was to take up & Imprison any Person who
should take up any Lands under Maryland Rights or under
the Lord Baltimore. That William Linville & John Nicholls
were Among the said persons & further at present saith not.
John Low.
The Deposition of William Smith of Baltimore County
aged between Thirty and forty Years.
This Deponent being duely sworn on the Holy Evangelists
of Almighty God Deposeth and Saith. That he was in the
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