Pennsylvania Archives, Series I, volume IV, pp. 204-205. _http://footnote.com/_ (http://footnote.com/) Col. Armstrong to Col. Bouquet, 1764. Sir: The prisoner sent you herewith has been fully Exmin’d, and with great care. I take him to be one of his Majesties Enemies & must probably to be a Spy, & at present in compact with some Party of Indians, and have thought proper to send him to you for any purposes, that may be answer’d thereby, or to Hang him if you think him worthy of it—as it’s extreamly suspicious he is—evasive & contradicts himself, and in the latter part of his examination put on some distant airs of Lunacy, which I’m persuaded was only finess. Ensign Morrows impatience prevents my adding farther, but that I am, with great respect, Your Most Obedt Humbl Servt. John Armstrong EXAMINATION OF SAM’L SELLERS & Joseph Ross, 1764. [WITH THE FORGOING] Cumberland County, ss. Before us, the Subscribers, Two of his Majesties Justices of the Peace for Cumberland County aforesd, personally appeared Samuel Sellers and Joseph Ross, both of the County aforesaid, who being Duly Sworn on the Holy Evangelist of Almighty God, say that a certain Vagrant fellow, Supposed to be a French Man and a Spy, now a prisoner, by Virtue of a Commitment from Francis Campbell, Esq’r, and now brought before us, Told them, these deponents, in broken English, on the 21st of this Instant, that there were Six hundred Indians coming down to attack our Army or Waiting for them, or Words to the Same purpose. And the said Samuel Sellers further saith, that he asked the said fellow Concerning the Murder of a Girl near the big Spring, and whether he knew any thing of it, and that the said Fellow only answered “and serv’d her right too;” and being asked also by the said Deponent if he had a Budget, he said he had one, but it was too far off to go to fetch it; and the said Samuel Sellers further saith, that the said Fellow told him he had Left the French and gone to the Shawnese, and further say not. SAMUEL SELLERS JOSEPH ROSS Sworn and Subscribed, the 22nd Day of Aug’t, 1764, Before us, JOHN ARMSTRONG JOHN BYRES (A True Copy.) ** My note: Francis Campbell was Samuel Sellers' next door neighbor in Shippensburg. Jim Sellars

This is quite interesting! Hoping Jim comes up with more on this. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2006 8:48 PM Subject: [SELLERS] Samuel Sellers, Cumberland County, PA - 1764 > > Pennsylvania Archives, Series I, volume IV, pp. 204-205. > _http://footnote.com/_ (http://footnote.com/) > Col. Armstrong to Col. Bouquet, 1764. > Sir: > The prisoner sent you herewith has been fully Exmin’d, and with great > care. > I take him to be one of his Majesties Enemies & must probably to be a > Spy, & > at present in compact with some Party of Indians, and have thought proper > to > send him to you for any purposes, that may be answer’d thereby, or to > Hang > him if you think him worthy of it—as it’s extreamly suspicious he > is—evasive & > contradicts himself, and in the latter part of his examination put on > some > distant airs of Lunacy, which I’m persuaded was only finess. > Ensign Morrows impatience prevents my adding farther, but that I am, with > great respect, > Your Most Obedt > Humbl Servt. > > John Armstrong > > EXAMINATION OF SAM’L SELLERS & Joseph Ross, 1764. > [WITH THE FORGOING] > > Cumberland County, ss. > > Before us, the Subscribers, Two of his Majesties Justices of the Peace > for > Cumberland County aforesd, personally appeared Samuel Sellers and Joseph > Ross, > both of the County aforesaid, who being Duly Sworn on the Holy Evangelist > of > Almighty God, say that a certain Vagrant fellow, Supposed to be a French > Man > and a Spy, now a prisoner, by Virtue of a Commitment from Francis > Campbell, > Esq’r, and now brought before us, Told them, these deponents, in broken > English, on the 21st of this Instant, that there were Six hundred Indians > coming > down to attack our Army or Waiting for them, or Words to the Same > purpose. And > the said Samuel Sellers further saith, that he asked the said fellow > Concerning the Murder of a Girl near the big Spring, and whether he knew > any thing > of it, and that the said Fellow only answered “and serv’d her right too;” > and > being asked also by the said Deponent if he had a Budget, he said he had > one, but it was too far off to go to fetch it; and the said Samuel > Sellers > further saith, that the said Fellow told him he had Left the French and > gone to > the Shawnese, and further say not. > SAMUEL SELLERS > JOSEPH ROSS > Sworn and Subscribed, the 22nd Day > of Aug’t, 1764, Before us, > JOHN ARMSTRONG > JOHN BYRES > (A True Copy.) > ** My note: Francis Campbell was Samuel Sellers' next door neighbor in > Shippensburg. > Jim Sellars > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Jim, is this the same Samuel Sellers that was a brother of a Nathaniel Sellers who migrated to Kentucky? Louis ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2006 8:48 PM Subject: [SELLERS] Samuel Sellers, Cumberland County, PA - 1764 > > Pennsylvania Archives, Series I, volume IV, pp. 204-205. > _http://footnote.com/_ (http://footnote.com/) > Col. Armstrong to Col. Bouquet, 1764. > Sir: > The prisoner sent you herewith has been fully Exmin’d, and with great > care. > I take him to be one of his Majesties Enemies & must probably to be a > Spy, & > at present in compact with some Party of Indians, and have thought proper > to > send him to you for any purposes, that may be answer’d thereby, or to > Hang > him if you think him worthy of it—as it’s extreamly suspicious he > is—evasive & > contradicts himself, and in the latter part of his examination put on > some > distant airs of Lunacy, which I’m persuaded was only finess. > Ensign Morrows impatience prevents my adding farther, but that I am, with > great respect, > Your Most Obedt > Humbl Servt. > > John Armstrong > > EXAMINATION OF SAM’L SELLERS & Joseph Ross, 1764. > [WITH THE FORGOING] > > Cumberland County, ss. > > Before us, the Subscribers, Two of his Majesties Justices of the Peace > for > Cumberland County aforesd, personally appeared Samuel Sellers and Joseph > Ross, > both of the County aforesaid, who being Duly Sworn on the Holy Evangelist > of > Almighty God, say that a certain Vagrant fellow, Supposed to be a French > Man > and a Spy, now a prisoner, by Virtue of a Commitment from Francis > Campbell, > Esq’r, and now brought before us, Told them, these deponents, in broken > English, on the 21st of this Instant, that there were Six hundred Indians > coming > down to attack our Army or Waiting for them, or Words to the Same > purpose. And > the said Samuel Sellers further saith, that he asked the said fellow > Concerning the Murder of a Girl near the big Spring, and whether he knew > any thing > of it, and that the said Fellow only answered “and serv’d her right too;” > and > being asked also by the said Deponent if he had a Budget, he said he had > one, but it was too far off to go to fetch it; and the said Samuel > Sellers > further saith, that the said Fellow told him he had Left the French and > gone to > the Shawnese, and further say not. > SAMUEL SELLERS > JOSEPH ROSS > Sworn and Subscribed, the 22nd Day > of Aug’t, 1764, Before us, > JOHN ARMSTRONG > JOHN BYRES > (A True Copy.) > ** My note: Francis Campbell was Samuel Sellers' next door neighbor in > Shippensburg. > Jim Sellars > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >