Source: Colonial Records
Written: 1762

From COLONIAL RECORDS OF NORTH CAROLINA, Vol. 6
 
At a Council held at Wilmington the 14th day of April 1762
Present ______His Excellency the Governor
The Honrables JAMES HOSELL, LEWIS DE ROSSETT, RICHARD SPEIGHT and JOHN 
SAMPSON,  Esqs.
 
The Hon. EUSTACE MCCULLOH, ESQ. appeared at the Board and took Oaths of 
Supremacy and Allegiance subscribed. The Test. took the oath of a Councillor 
and his seat at the Board accordingly. 
 
Upon reading the Deposition of JOHN SHEPPARD setting forth that he the 
Deponent about six or eight weeks ago being in the company with WILLIAM 
BULLARD and ANDREW BASS Jr. of Dobbs County and understanding that a piece of 
land near Gavins Ford in Duplin County had been lately surveyed for each of 
them the said BASS and BULLARD he this deponent did hear the said BULLARD 
declare that he would not dispute or controvert the said BASS' right to the 
said land or words to that effect and that the said BULLARD would not stand 
tryal or dispute a caveat entered for the said land and further the deponent 
saith not. Ordered a patent issued to the said ANDREW BASS Jr. and that his 
caveat against WM. BULLARD be confirmed.





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