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The New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Indian raid on Richard Chenoweth's plantation in Beargrass settlement, Kentucky, killed two guards and three children, severely injured wife; Chenoweth escaped with broken arm. Family recovering; local troubles prompt militia expedition to White River against 80-90 Indians.
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Extract of a letter from a gentleman in Danville (Kentucky) to his friend in Baltimore, dated the 9th of last month.
" It is with great concern I communicate to you the following truly melancholy intelligence :-About three weeks ago, Mr. Richard Chenoweth, had six or eight men allowed him, by the officer of the garrison at the Falls, to guard his exposed plantation, in Beargrass settlement, below the Falls. In the evening of their arrival, before they had taken their station as a guard, a number of Indians rushed into Mr. Chenoweth's House. killed two of the soldiers, and three of Mr. Chenoweth's children, almost tomahawked and scalped his wife,leaving her on the floor for dead-Mr. Chenoweth, (who had his arm broke by the savages) with the rest of the men, made their escape.--There was one of Mr. Chenoweth's children sick in a chamber, and it is reported, she never heard any thing of the dreadful massacre ; but next morning, crawling down stairs, she was inexpressibly shocked at the sight of a beloved parent almost breathless.-Mr. Chenoweth returned the next day, to his house, and carried his wife to a neighbouring plantation where they are both likely to recover, and what is remarkable, she wants to return to her own house.--The savages have been very troublesome in this neighbourhood.-A small company are gone to White river, to extirpate 80 or 90 Indians, who, as spies have informed, have upwards of 300 horses, &c. at that place."
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Beargrass Settlement, Below The Falls, Kentucky
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About Three Weeks Ago
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killed two of the soldiers, and three of mr. chenoweth's children, almost tomahawked and scalped his wife, leaving her on the floor for dead; mr. chenoweth had his arm broke by the savages
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About three weeks ago, Mr. Richard Chenoweth had six or eight men allowed him by the officer of the garrison at the Falls to guard his exposed plantation in Beargrass settlement. In the evening of their arrival, before they had taken their station as a guard, a number of Indians rushed into Mr. Chenoweth's House, killed two of the soldiers and three of Mr. Chenoweth's children, almost tomahawked and scalped his wife, leaving her on the floor for dead. Mr. Chenoweth, who had his arm broke by the savages, with the rest of the men, made their escape. There was one of Mr. Chenoweth's children sick in a chamber, who never heard any thing of the dreadful massacre but next morning, crawling down stairs, was inexpressibly shocked at the sight of a beloved parent almost breathless. Mr. Chenoweth returned the next day to his house and carried his wife to a neighbouring plantation where they are both likely to recover, and what is remarkable, she wants to return to her own house. The savages have been very troublesome in this neighbourhood. A small company are gone to White river to extirpate 80 or 90 Indians, who as spies have informed have upwards of 300 horses at that place.