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The New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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In Harrison County, Virginia, a party of Indians attacked Mr. West's house on December 3, 1794, killing an elderly man and Edmond West's wife, severely injuring Thomas West (likely fatal), scalping and spearing John Hasket's young daughter (expected to recover), and capturing Jesse Hughes's eldest daughter.
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Extract of a letter from Harrison county,
to a gentleman now in this city, dated
the 4th inst.
"Yesterday evening, a little after
sunset, a party of Indians came to the
house of Mr. West, in this county, and
killed the old man and Edmond West's
wife; they scalped and tomahawked
Thomas West in such an inhuman
manner, that he will not live. They
scalped a little girl of John Hasket's
and speared her in the side, but it is
thought she will recover; and took
Jesse Hughes's eldest daughter prisoner.
All this I can affirm, as I saw the un-
happy victims immediately after the
massacre."
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Harrison County
Event Date
Yesterday Evening [Dated The 4th Inst.]
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killed: old man [mr. west], edmond west's wife. severely injured (likely fatal): thomas west (scalped and tomahawked). injured (expected to recover): little girl of john hasket's (scalped and speared). captured: jesse hughes's eldest daughter.
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A party of Indians came to the house of Mr. West in Harrison county and killed the old man and Edmond West's wife; they scalped and tomahawked Thomas West in such an inhuman manner that he will not live. They scalped a little girl of John Hasket's and speared her in the side, but it is thought she will recover; and took Jesse Hughes's eldest daughter prisoner.