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intended for both, no reply was made to or notice taken of this language, and the negroes followed. The two women walking to themselves, John Thornton on horseback, and Baylor Thornton on foot, pressing close up behind Tabb and Bland. The Thorntons continued to abuse both Tabb and Bland, and cursed Tabb, and finally walked up so close behind him that Baylor touched his person and trod upon his heels. Tabb then stopped for an instant and told them to keep their distance, when one of them said that they has as much right in the main Road as he, Tabb, had, and [[strikethrough]] would [[/strikethrough]] they would walk where they pleased. After this, the Thornton's pressed on Tabb and Bland more than they had done before, John Thornton rode his horse so close behind that the horses head was over Bland's shoulder. It had set in to rain hard and was very dark. When near Ware church Baylor Thornton several times pressed against Tabb and, as the witness stated "punched" him with his elbow. Tabb then again stopped and told the Thornton's to stand off, when Baylor, who had a stout stick, raised it and shook it at Tabb's head, John Thornton then was about to get off of his horse when the women caught hold of him, and insisted that he should not get down, Tabb again moved on, the negroes following in the same way, till he reached Dr. Wm Taliaferro's lane near Wear church, and he turned into the lane, the negroes did not follow him after he left the main road, Tabb

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