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The New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Letter from Smith's River reports Indian attacks on travelers to Kentucky: around October 10, 1784, 9 men and 1 woman killed, others wounded, 50 horses and property taken; 10 days earlier, 6 killed. 150 men pursue attackers. Warns of frontier threats and need for troops in Powell's Valley to protect settlers.
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Extract of a letter from the Western Country, dated Smith's River, October 26, 1784.
About the 10th instant a party of Indians came across some people travelling through the wilderness to Kentucky, killed nine men and one woman, wounded several others, took fifty horses and a good deal of other property. Ten days previous to this, six people were killed in the wilderness on the road to Kentucky. One hundred and fifty men well mounted, are in pursuit of them. I expect every day to hear of the Indians breaking out on our frontiers.
If a few men cannot be stationed in Powell's Valley, the people must break up, which will be of fatal consequences to the settlers and travellers, as there are large crops of corn made, which would be a great support to them, and all that the settlers have to depend on.
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Primary Location
Wilderness To Kentucky
Event Date
About The 10th Instant, October 1784
Outcome
nine men and one woman killed, several wounded, fifty horses and property taken; previously six killed; 150 men in pursuit
Event Details
A party of Indians attacked travelers to Kentucky, killing nine men and one woman, wounding others, and taking fifty horses and property. Ten days earlier, six people were killed on the same road. One hundred and fifty mounted men are pursuing the Indians. Concerns raised about frontier safety and need for troops in Powell's Valley to prevent settlers from abandoning large corn crops.