A. It was some time in 1809.

Q. By Mr. Barclay.-Did not Mr. Barclay appear to be firm and cool, as is his manner, or was he angry?

A. He certainly appeared to be in warmth.

Q. By Mr. Barclay.-Did not Mr. Barclay ask the Esquire whether he had not been circulating that I had cheated him; at the same time had a receipt in full?

A. I don't recollect.

Q. Did not Esquire Kikendall say, that he had not said any thing against Mr. Barclay?

A. I don't recollect.

Q. Did not Mr. Barclay insist that Esquire Kikendall said things to Mr. Dils, injurious to Mr. Barclay's character, which the esquire de

nied?

A. Mr. Barclay declared that Mr. Dils told him he had.

John Kinney, jun.-I was in company with Mr. Barclay at Mr. Dils' house, dining together, two or three years ago. I can't exactly tell the day; while at dinner, Mr. Kikendall entered the room, and told Mr. Barclay he heard the sacrament was to be administered at Knolton soon, and thought the dispute between them should be settled before then. Mr. Barclay replied, that he had nothing to do with the dispute, and he had spoken to his elders, and they said that he, Kikendall, or the subject, was not worth minding.

Michael Rabb -Q. Did Mr. Barclay mention the business to the session before the sacrament?

A. I did not hear it, he might have told some of the others. Mr. Freese, elder, told Mr. Barclay he heard there was some dispute between Mr. Kikendall, a member of session, and Mr. Barclay. Mr. Barclay said, he had nothing against Mr. Kikendall, and if he, Mr. Kikendall had, why did he not come forward.

Q. Did Esquire Kikendall in the presence of the whole session ask, before the sacrament, whether Mr. Barclay had said any thing to them, and they said it was not worth mentioning?

A. Mr. Kikendall did ask this question a considerable time after the

sacrament.

Q. Did Esquire Kikendall, before the session, state that a difference * existed between him and Mr. Barclay, which ought to be healed, be fore the sacrament?

A. Yes, a year or eighteen months after the sacrament mentioned

above,

John Freese.-Q. Did Esquire Kikendall in the presence of all the session mention the differences between him and Mr. Barclay before the sacrament?

A. Yes.

Q. Was it two years ago?

A. I think it was a certain day before sacrament, the session was assembled, Mr. Barclay was by, we talked of this difference. Mr. Barclay said it was then too late to proceed, if the business went on Mr. Kikendall would be turned out of the church: I answered, if he is a bad man let him be turned out.

Q. Do you recollect that it was said by the session, it was too late, and not worth while to mind it?

A. I can't recollect whether they said it was too late, and not worth minding; it was just as we were going into the church.

Jabez Gwinip.-Don't recollect when it happened-Mr. Barclay spoke of a raft sold to Aaron Swayze-seemed much irritated, and when argued against by me, he appeared much irritated and said, "Let them pay me my money and they may go to the devil."

Q. Is there not other conversation, partaking of profanity that you have heard?

A. Mr. Barclay waited on me with Mr. Vansickle and asked, whe ther I ever said Mr. Barclay told me, "Let the congregation pay me my money and they may go to the devil." But I was proceeding to say that this conversation related to Swayze and Croxall, when Barclay turned on his heel and said, Poh, poh, poh, that was a long time ago.

Jonathan Hill-Three or four years ago, Barclay and myself were riding up the kill, and met a woman. Barclay said, Who is that? I told him he said, I will be bound she has had democracy put far enough into her-I said, O no, her husband is a federalist.

James Ramsay gave his affidavit, taken before John Summers, Esq. As to the substance of his evidence, it was as follows, viz. Sussex County,

New Jerey, 88.

Personally appeared before me, John Summers, Esq. one of the Justices of the peace in and for said county, James Ramsay, who being sworn on the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God, depo

seth and saith, That the Rev. David Barclay told this deponent that he should put his mother out of his house, by doing this the deponent's wife, Mrs. Ramsay, might return to his dwelling-afterwards Mr. Thomas Bartow, partner of this deponent, received the following letter.

Sir,-To make short of a long story, I believe that from what Mr. Ramsay told me, that my information was wrong, and for my advi sing him to send his mother from his house, I never did. I only told him, I was informed that his wife said that she could live with him if he was alone.

Sir-I conversed with him in perfect friendship, to him and yours, and if I have done wrong I am sorry for it, and as to yourself I shall make arrangements to meet it as soon as possible.

I am yours, &e.

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Columbia, Sept. 6, 1806.

DAVID BARCLAY.

This deponent further saith, that the Rev. David Barelay sold the firm of Ramsay & Bartow a raft of pine logs containing about sixty logs, at three dollars each. Then the said Barclay afterwards sold the said logs to Aaron Swayze for three dollars and twenty-five cents per log, and further this deponent saith not.

JAMES RAMSEY.

Taken, sworn, and subscribed before me, Febuary 11, 1812.

JOHN SUMMERS, Jus. Peace.

Q. Did Mr. Barclay after engaging to sell you logs at three dollars, go and sell them immediately to another person (Swayze) for a higher price?

A. He did..

Jacob Cool.-Q. Did you serve a copy of this notice (showing him the paper) on Mr. Barclay?

A. I called on him with it, he refused to receive it, and said he did not know or care what it was about. I then told him the contents of it, he said he would have nothing to do with it.*

* This notice was to hear the deposition taken before John Sumners, Esq.

William Cool.-Mr. Barclay rented a farm to my son. After he was there, they had several disputes. Mr. Barclay charged him with stealing hay; which my son denied—and said he could as well charge him with being a thief, in stealing his corn. Mr. Barclay said he did not steal his corn, but fed it to his hog. My son had no hog at that time. Mr. Barclay charged Cool with cutting timber on a three acre lot, which Cool denied. Mr. Barclay again asserted it-on examination it appeared there was three or four sticks cut.

Q. Did your son cut thirty or forty trees on Mr. Barclay's land? A. Yes-by order of the overseer of the roads.

Q. Did you see Mr. Barclay whip his negro wench unreasonably? A. I saw him whip his wench almost out of reason-I sat in the next room. Barclay was running about for a small raw-hide, said the other was too big-made her eat a large piece of bread, and butter enough on it. She had the hystericks-he threw a spoonful of Camphire into her mouth, when she was in pain-she put her hands to her hips and scream'd out-then Barclay said, squeeze them, squeeze them down, now the devil is coming, squeeze them down. When she spit the camphire out of her mouth, Barclay struck her aside of the head, and she fell like an ox.

Q. Did Mr. Barclay strike his wench in your presence more than twice?

A. I saw him strike her more than a dozen times.

Q. Was the wench sitting on a chair when he knocked her down? A. Yes.

Nicholas Albertson.-Q. Did Mr. Barclay directly or indirectly ever tell you any falsehood?

A. He told one in my hearing, but not to me, on a trial with Aaron Swayze concerning a raft. Barclay said he never had accused Swayze of stealing a raft, altho' he had before declared to me in my official character of Justice of the peace, with an uplifted hand, that Swayze did steal and feloniously purloin a raft. I bound Swayze over on that charge, and sent word by my son to Mr. Barclay-my son returned and told me he had told Mr. Barclay-I saw Mr. Barclay a few days afterwards at Belvidere-Mr. Barclay said he knew nothing of it-I said my son had told him-he said he did not. Barclay did not attend. The business went before the Supreme Court, (Judge Pennington presiding) on inquiry I told the Judge that as Mr. Barclay was a min

ister, I thought Mr. Barclay's swearing with an uplifted hand, was sufficient, but the Judge said it was not sufficiently formal to support the action.

Samuel Reed. Are you a member of Knolton congregation and a communicant?

A. Yes.

Q. Is Wm. Allen a communicant?

A. He has been some time, and I believe is still.

Q. Did William Allen give you unchristian like abuse?

A. Last December I was at a vendue-near the close, Mr. Swisher and Mr. Allen got into a dispute; Mr. Roan interfered against Mr. Allen, and they gave each other the lie: Mr. Allen struck Mr. Roan-I tried to make peace, and they cooled off; I went away; they agreed to leave it to me: Mr. Allen said I was a man he respected. They quarrelled again; I tried to make peace; Mr. Allen turned to me and said, he would rather be damned than be rogue'd, and if I can't swim I'll sink, and said I was a Judas. I said O no, Mr. Allen; yes, said he, you are a damn’d Judas, a turn coat, and a two-faced man, &c. The people tried to hush him; he continued his abuse. I went away after a while, a good deal distressed; I thought many might believe the abuse I receiv'd, and not be willing to commune with me. Some time after, I went to Mr. Barclay at Hope, and asked Mr. Allen whether he was of the same opinion of me as at the vendue? he made no satisfaction but said I had joined to throw him over. I reminded Mr. Allen of his saying he would "rather be damn'd than rogu'd"-he said, so he would. I told Mr. Barclay of the grievance, who endeavoured to reconcile us. When going away, I asked Mr. Barclay if he and Mr. Allen would stop at my house? perhaps we could make it up; but they never came. Sometime in the spring, Mr. Barclay told me at the meeting, that the sacrament would soon be given out, and on that day Mr. Allen and I should meet and we would try to settle the dispute.

Q. Did you not apply to Mr. Barclay to see you redressed?

A. I did tell him, as he was our shepherd, he ought to see these things righted.

Q. By Mr. Barclay-Did not you and Mr. Allen meet at my house and give each other the hand of reconciliation?

A. Yes, after all that I have stated before.