No 4.

Joshua Selby of lawfull Age being call'd upon by the Committee deposeth as follows that he was at Wm B. Townsands on Sunday the 12th Instant, when he heard Levin Townsand say that he had been on board the Man of War five Days, that Mr Williams Allen was at the said William B. Townsand' and endeavoured to persuade him to appear before the Committee, that said Townsand declared that he would die before he wou'd be taken or submit to the Punishment which he supposed the Committee wou'd inflict on him, and this Deponant further says that early on the Wednesday Morning following Benjamin Butler came to this Deponent and asked him to go down to Wm B. Townsend's that there was Salt to be got there cheaper than it cou'd be got at Snow hill, that Butler told him that the orders they had, was to carry loaded Guns, that this Deponent accordingly went to Townsand's, that when he got there he was carried up Stairs & sworn to keep secret by Levin Townsand (son of Wm B. Townsand) that on his being sworn he asked said Townsand for what purpose [it] was, Townsand replied to keep secrecy that they were going [for] Salt; this Depont asked where they were going, Townsand repli[ed] it was no matter where, if you will go with us I will tell you. This Deponent replied he coud not go, for that he cou'd not leave Home. That this Deponant then asked Levin Townsand what he wou'd do if he brought Salt and the People attempted to take it from him, that Townsand replied that he shou'd not come without help, that this Deponent saw the above mentioned Levin Townsand at a Desk as he supposed taking down the Names of the People who were to go with him for the Salt, and that the following Persons were attending the said Townsand as this Deponent apprehended giving in their Names for that purpose, to wit, William Dickerson, Benjamin Selby, Thomas Moore, Thomas Cluff, Hugh Vestry & Solomon Butler, and this Deponent further saith that he has not seen any of those Persons since the time above mentioned & supposes they are gone on the afsd. design.

Taken before John Selby