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The New York Journal, And Daily Patriotic Register
New York, New York County, New York
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Letter from Pittsburgh dated May 16, 1788, reports on Indian affairs: rumors mostly untrue, expected treaty attendance, no current hostilities, but boats attacked in March on Ohio River 600 miles down, killing some and capturing others including Mr. Purviance of Baltimore, possibly involving white agents.
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"The news of this country is confined to Indian affairs, and three-fourths of those accounts have very little truth in them. It is expected there will be a general attendance of the Indians at the treaty; at present there are no appearances of hostile intentions among the savages. Some boats were attacked in March last, about 600 miles down the Ohio, and some people killed and others taken, among the latter is Mr. Purviance of Baltimore, who was met beyond Sandusky, on the road to Detroit; from circumstances attending this matter, it is conjectured some white men were principal agents in this affair."
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Ohio River, Beyond Sandusky
Event Date
March Last (1788)
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some people killed and others taken captive, including mr. purviance; conjectured white men as principal agents.
Event Details
Boats attacked about 600 miles down the Ohio; some people killed and others taken, among the latter Mr. Purviance who was met beyond Sandusky on the road to Detroit.