Statement of p. J. WILSON.
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August 5, 1914.


II IS well known in this country that NV ather,
Samuel Wilson, was prominent and active whig
during the American Revolution, aud was well nc.
quaInted with the scenes of those days and with
the men who participated in them; and with re.
gard to the charge of ,oryism now made against
the late Colonel Ezekiel Polk. believe i, to be
slnnderously false. For havo often heard nv
father speak Of Colonel Ezekiel Polk as ninorp
the most active of the wings of this region Of
country IN the revolution: and when three wears
since the charge was made that he was tory, for
having taken protection undds Cor nwallis. he do.
nounced it a sian der. and end he knew 10 the
contrary--that when CORVALLIS was in this coun.
try. Colonel Polk was in Peuns, lvania. He said
the charge was false for he knew, to his personal
knowledge. that there no better wing in all
this country during the than Ezekiel Polk:
and 10 these facts he was anxious TO make certi.
fcate, but no Opportunity occurred previous Ia
his death. There are many others in this commu.
nifty who have repeatedly heard my father relate
The facts have stated them above


Subscribed in presence of J. W. Hampton.


Statement of II. L. WILSON, Of Lincoln co. North
Carolina.


LINCOLN CO., Aug. s. 1874.


Ny father, David Wilson, was an active wbiu
in the Revolutionary war, intimate with and in
the service during the whole war with the Folks.
have often heard him and my uncle, S ,mueI
Wilson, talk over the scenes Of the Revolutio and
| always heard him say that Col. Ezekiel Polk.
and all his brothers, were active wings dur;ap th,,
whole war. never heard him or Samuel Wilson
say any thing about Col. Ezekiel Polk being eve,
luke-warn in tho cause. | have often hea rd him
and my uncle, Samuel Wilson say tha, Ezekiel
Polk was active in getting up the Meckiepburp
Declaration of Independence, and thu, no be.ped
to write that declaration. My father was a, Tho
battle Of Ramsour's Mill, and when Col. Falls wa.
killed, he took command at that battle; his mind
was sound to tho day Of his death. and he was fond
of talking the scenes of the Revolution. And
! am well satisfied that he knew the feelings and
conduct fthe Folks in the revoutution, ms welior
better than any man of his day; and of tho trutI.
of what have statad above, have not the reno.'
test doubt. Il. L. WILSON.
Statement of WIN. QUEARY. of Mecklenburg cauu.
| ty, North Carolina. 49,. i.
. August 10th, 1874.
| was born and raised in the county of Mock.
lenburg, State of North Carolina, thirteen miles
iron, the town of Charlotte. and am now twenty.
five years of age. was well acquainted with
the majority of tho signsrs of the Mucklenburr
Declaration Of Independence, my father, John
Queary, being one OF them. And always an.
dersiood from my father independent Of nnyr su-
knowledge--that Ezekiel Polk and his b.o.:..,r.
Thomas Polk. wero active ~ getting up the ns1es.
ling that promulgated the. declaration on the ~