Deposition of Samuel Erwin
May 15, 1778

Bucks Co'y, ss.

The Examination of Saml. ERWIN, upon Oath before me, Andrew LONG, Esqr., one of the Justices of said Co'y, That the said Deponant sayeth, that on the first day of May, 1778, after the battle between the Militia, under command of Gen^l LACEY, and the English, he the Deponant saw a smoak [sic] in one of his Fields, and after the enemy had retreated went out to see what was the occasion thereof; was much surprised to find one of the Militia men lying dead, his Clothes burning & near consumed, which had burnt the Body black; he thinks the man was set on fire before he was dead, from this circumstance that his arms were standing nearly erect; he further sayeth, he saw three other Bodies in Tho^s. CRAVENs [sic] Field burnt in an inhuman manner, & further saith [sic] not.

Sworn before me, May 15th, 1778

And'w Long.