they took from me a butcher-knife, bullet moles [molds?], and a bar of lead from me, and a butcher knife & 3 guns <​1 a shot gun & 2 rifles​> from Mr Kelly as he has <​himself​> stated by himself.— the guns were taken from Mr Kelly, after they had <​taken​> us back to Mr Kelly’s house, where they found them, we haveing been taken prisoners about 2 miles from there— one of the defendents here was captain of that company, & they sometimes called him general, & was also in the company— The , on finding that I had I had removed my family & plunder into , asked why I did so.— I informed him that as I learned they were as I had understood that when they came to a house, they would take the beds, bedding &c off. I moved mine in time to save it— He advised me to go to them for protection, as there was obliged to be war then, and that I would have to fight on one side or the other. I replied I did not think there would be war, he said there would oblige to be, and if I did not wish to fight I must leave the . he frequently, in making these remarks, raised up his right hand, and warned me in the name of the Great God to leave the — and that I had better leave the . It was said by several of the company that as soon as they had rid , they would have and & before they stop[p]ed they intended to have the . They asked me if I knew whether any one had gone for the . <​I answered I did not know​> that <​they said​> they understood he had been sent for. and was coming up into the [p. [82]]