PANoLA CouNTs, Miss. }

 March 25. 1911. {
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March 25. 1Sii. {

 ssl was acquainted with Col. Ezekiel Polk

 from the time he came to Mecklenburg coun- ty, from. South Carolina. l always under stood that he was an officer in the South Carolina Rangers, together with Col Wil- liam Polk, who was all officer under his un- cle Ezekiel Polk This regiment of rangers performed campaign and dispersed the to- ries at Raybnrp's Creek, where Col. Wm. Polk was wounded. This was called the snow campaign. After this, William Polk (as soon as he could be brought with safety, not having recovered from his wounds) re- moved to Mecklenburg county. North Caro- lima, think about the year l778, where my personal acquaintance commenced with him, 1t being also an intimate one. From my knowledge, he stood high among the citi- zens of Mecklenburg county. He then farm ed in Meclllenburg county, and accumulated property there. When Conwallis overrun the country in 1780, and came to Charlotte, after Gates defeat, there were no regular or ganiZed troops in the field, and the country was oyerrun, it was my understanding that then, in order to save his property from dis tribution, he, together with others, took pro- tection from Cornwalis. When Comwallis left Charlotte for the South, he, Ezekiel Polk, removed his property from Cornwallis's protection. part of which was taken by Cornwallis's troops, when he, Ezekiel Polk was crossing the Yadkin He went from there to Pennsylvania, and returned in the summe of l78l. That he was tory, or acted in any ! wise, with the British. I consider slande against him, and to be false. He stood higl among the citizens of Mecklenburg county.

 ! (Signed) GEORGE ALEXANDER