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GG(J.770.015
11 Jul 1770:22 (353)
Georgia. The deposition of John Lyon, of the town of
Savannah, blacksmith, taken the 28th day of December, 1769,
before the Honourable Anthony Stokes, Esquire, Chief
Justice, and the Honourable Noble Jones, Esquire, Senior
Assistant Justice of the Province aforesaid. This deponent
being duly sworn on the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God,
deposeth and saith,
That about three of the clock of the morning of the
28th instant December, he heard a drum beat, but could not
distinquish what it was beating, got out of bed, and opened
the door of the house to convince himself what it was
beating, and then found it was beating to arms; . . .
proceeded toward the Guard-House; before he got there, he
heard the drum change, and beat a point of war, he went to
the drummer and struck the drum with the butt-end of his
gun; immediately upon striking the drum, Mr Graeme took this
deponsent by the collar, and held him some time by the
collar, and then left him and went to the drummer, and told
him to beat again, and he said he had a right to order the
drum to beat again; then Mr. Levi Shetfall and this deponent
went to the Negroe fellow and said that he should not beat
any more, upon which the drummer went awy . . . [4 lines]
. . . [3 similar depositions by other citizens of Savannah
reporting drum beating when there was no apparant
emergency.]
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