The Depo of Wm Gordon, who being duly sworn, saith that some time last week Wm Nevin having sworn the Wrt agt Robt Ridge, this Dept. by a Constable. served the warrt that at which Time he heard Robt Ridge say that he would not give Bl, but would go to Jail, and that He the said Ridge said he would not [blurred], for he never wrote Letters to Ld. Dunmore, informing him or others to Land ー and upon this Depa asking him, what he meant by those Insinuations, he said that Wm Nevin had wrote to Ld. D. informing him that it would be a good place to land his Forces abt 1 mile above Thomas Pt & that he also would be there & make a Fire as a Signal to show him the Spot if he knew when he would come ー This Depa further sayth that he asked Ridge upon what authority he made those Assertions, who enformed that Nevin wanted Robinson the Governor's [blurred] man to carry the Ltr, who refused upon Ridge's informing him of the Contents. ー

[September 4, 1775]²