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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Messengers from Virginia's frontier counties report a party of Cherokees returning from Winchester who killed cattle, destroyed plantations, stole horses, and skirmished with inhabitants, resulting in some Indian deaths. Another Cherokee party led by William Byrd, en route to assist, was pacified upon learning the facts and continued to Winchester.
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Several Messengers are arrived from the Frontier Counties of Bedford, Halifax and Lunenburg, advising the ill Behaviour of a large Party of Cherokees (who were returning from Winchester) by killing the Cattle, destroying the Plantations, and carrying off the Horses of the Inhabitants, who, after suffering a great deal of very ill Treatment from them, at last betook themselves to their Arms, and have had two or three Skirmishes with them, in which some of the Indians were killed and then the rest fled. In their Return, some few Days after this, they met a Party of their Nation, coming to our Assistance, under the Conduct of the Honourable William Byrd, Esq; who were extremely irritated when they were first acquainted with the Usage their Brethren had met with; but on their being informed that they were the Aggressors, they became more pacified, and were with Difficulty persuaded to continue their rout to Winchester, and are accordingly expected to arrive there this Day.
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Frontier Counties Of Bedford, Halifax And Lunenburg
Event Date
May 26
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some of the indians were killed
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A large party of Cherokees returning from Winchester killed cattle, destroyed plantations, and carried off horses from inhabitants in the frontier counties. Inhabitants armed themselves and had two or three skirmishes, killing some Indians who then fled. A few days later, this party met another group of their nation coming to assist under William Byrd, who were initially irritated but pacified upon learning the first party were aggressors and continued to Winchester.