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The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
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On April 22 near Annapolis-Royal, eight Indians abducted Samuel Hall and his seven-months-pregnant wife from up the Cape. They searched unsuccessfully for another English woman in French houses, looted linen from a house after threats, and escaped with the captives. Pursuing soldiers failed to overtake them after 48 hours.
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They also went to several French Houses in Search of an English Woman whom they saw go into one, but on their Approach to a House at some Distance from the rest, they were spy'd; and a young Man and the young Woman who were in the House were conveyed away by some French Women, so that the Indians in all their Search could not find them; upon which they threatened to burn the House in Case they did not discover the said Woman, but they denied her being in the House ;which irritated them so much that they immediately went to work and broke open all the Chests and Trunks in the House and took out the Linen that belong'd to the English Gentlemen and Ladies of the Town and Garrison, and carried all off; but the Englishman and Woman happily escaped them.
A Party of Soldiers were immediately ordered out, but could not overtake them after 48 Hours March.
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Annapolis Royal
Event Date
22d Of April Last
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samuel hall and his wife captured and carried off; english woman and young man escaped; linen from english gentlemen and ladies taken; soldiers could not overtake the indians after 48 hours march
Event Details
8 Indians came out of the Woods a few Miles up the Cape and took Mr. Samuel Hall, and his Wife, who was 7 Month gone with Child, and carried them off. They also went to several French Houses in Search of an English Woman whom they saw go into one, but on their Approach to a House at some Distance from the rest, they were spy'd; and a young Man and the young Woman who were in the House were conveyed away by some French Women, so that the Indians in all their Search could not find them; upon which they threatened to burn the House in Case they did not discover the said Woman, but they denied her being in the House ;which irritated them so much that they immediately went to work and broke open all the Chests and Trunks in the House and took out the Linen that belong'd to the English Gentlemen and Ladies of the Town and Garrison, and carried all off; but the Englishman and Woman happily escaped them. A Party of Soldiers were immediately ordered out, but could not overtake them after 48 Hours March.