[Newberry District] Personally appeared before me Colonel John Speake of the District aforesaid – and being duly sworn saith that he was acquainted with Captain Samuel Lindsey of the District and state aforesaid during the Revolutionary War – that he saw him in actual service as a private soldier – under Col. Richardson he thinks in the year 1775 or 1776 – but cannot say how long he served being himself too young to be in the service at that time – In the year following this deponent served in the same campaign with said Lindsey – against the Cherokee Nation of Indians under the command of General Andrew Williamson the Regiment to which we both belonged to was that of Col. James Williams of the South Carolina Militia – the company commanded by Capt Samuel Morrow, Lieutenant Gerrard Smith & Thomas Dugan – cannot say the length of said campaign but thinks about four months – we were engaged in a Battle for the first – during that campaign at Lindley Fort – the second engagement was on the Toogaloe [Tugaloo] River at a place called Brasstown [Brass Town] being the Indian name thereof – the third engagement was at a place called Tomasse [Tamasee or Tomassee] – better known by the ring fight – the next place this deponent was actively engaged with said Lindsey