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Litchfield Enquirer
Litchfield, Litchfield County, Connecticut
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Report from Augusta Courier, Jan. 4: In the Cherokee Nation, settlers attempting violent possession of improved land were resisted by Indians, leading to the massacre of nine persons from two families. Georgia Guard pursues the murderers.
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The following lamentable information is from the Augusta Courier, of Jan. 4:—"A passenger in the stage last night, who came through the Cherokee Nation, says that there was great excitement there. Some persons who had drawn a tract of land, on which were improvements, attempted to take probably violent possession, and was resisted by the Indians, and that two families, consisting of nine persons, had been massacred by the enraged savages. He says the Georgia Guard is in close pursuit of the murderers."
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Primary Location
Cherokee Nation
Event Date
Last Night
Outcome
two families, consisting of nine persons, had been massacred; georgia guard is in close pursuit of the murderers
Event Details
A passenger reports great excitement in the Cherokee Nation. Some persons who had drawn a tract of land with improvements attempted to take probably violent possession and were resisted by the Indians, resulting in the massacre of two families consisting of nine persons by the enraged savages.