Benjamin Merrill, NC, 1771 June 19

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yers, they showed their opinion of the court
by taking from his chains a.negro that had
been executed some time and placed him at the
lawyers bar and filled the judges seat with
human excrement in derision and contempt of
the characters that fill those respectable
placed," PENNSYLVANIA GAZETTE, Philadelphia,

Pennsylvania, 11-8-1770,

yers, they showed their opinion of the court
by taking from his chains a.negro that had
peen executed some time and placed him at the
lawyers bar and filled the judges seat with
human excrement in derision and contempt of
the characters that fill those respectable
placed," PENNSYLVANIA GAZETTE, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, 11=8-1770.

yers, they showed their opinion of the court
by taking from his chains a.negro that had
peen executed some time and placed him at the
lawyers bar and filled the judges seat with
human excrement in derision and contempt of
the characters that fill those respectable
placed." PENNSYLVANIA GAZETTE, Philadelphia,

Pennsylvania, 11-8-1770.

"MERRILL, Benjamin and five others 6/19 /1771

| Executed, Hillsboro, N. Ce, Sues os LD, L771, evi-

dently for being regulators. See worksheet - North Caro~
lina - NWU = Bound,

Ltr. from Hillsboro, NC Public Library, 11-19-1982
states others names were James Pugh, ---- Messer, -==-=
Matter, and two unknown ~

For information on PUGH, see COLONIAL RECORDS OF NORTH

CAROLINA, Vol. XIII, 1769-17713 Raleigh: Josephus Daniels
1890, pp xxxiexxxii,

"NN, Cet Oct. 5: We have an account from Orange

County that the rebels called Regulators lately

outraged the court of justice there. When they
had fully glutted by insulting the lawe-

MERRILL, Benjamin and five others 6/19/1771
| Executed, Hillsboro, Ne Ces eS) Sa, ey 1771, evi-
dently for being regulators. ‘See worksheet’ - North Caro-
lina - NWU = Bound,
Ltr. from Hillsboro, NC Public Library, 11-19-1982
states others names were James Pugh, =--- Messer, ===~=
Matter, and two unknown

For information on PUGH, see COLONIAL RECORDS OF NORTH

CAROLINA, Vol. XIII, 1769-1771; Raleigh: Josephus Daniels
1890, pp xxxi-oorli,

"N, Cot Octe 5: We have an account from Orange
County that the r

ebels called Regulators lately
outraged the court of justice there.

When they
had fully glutted by insulting the law=

dn and five others 6/19/1771

For information on PUGH, see COLONIAL RECORDS OF NORTH

CAROLINA, Vol. XIII, 1769-1713 Raleigh: Josephus Daniels,

1890, 2 sooci=oocdd,

"N t. 5: We have sn account from Orange

corre) ‘that the rebels ca ted Regulators lately

outraged the court of justice there, When they
had fully glutted by insulting the law=

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