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Domestic News February 22, 1827

The Wilmingtonian, And Delaware Advertiser

Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware

What is this article about?

New York paper reports Lt. Gov. Peregrine Maitland's £50 reward for info on William Morgan, suspected detained in Upper Canada. Rumor of his body found near Niagara dismissed as hoax to boost sales of his anti-Masonry book.

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Morgan.--The Lieut Governor of Upper Canada, Peregrine Maitland, offers £50 reward for information concerning Morgan, who is according to information communicated to him by the Governor of New York, supposed to be forcibly detained in some part of the province of Upper Canada.

N. Y. Paper.

Poor Morgan!--A friend informed us yesterday that his brother rode on Saturday with a gentleman of veracity from Black Rock, who assured him that a joint committee from Buffalo and Batavia had at length discovered the dead body of Morgan, with his throat cut from ear to ear and his heart torn out just hanging by the roots ........ in the clefts of the rocks under the sheet of the cataract of Niagara!--Waterloo, N. Y. Pat

At the proper time, that is, when those interested shall have made all they can by the sale of Morgan and Miller's book, which professes to reveal the secrets of masonry. we have no doubt but Morgan will be forthcoming. We come to this conclusion from a consideration of the following facts: The persons who it is said carried him off and executed him, could have had no motive equivalent to the penalty they incurred: If they intended to prevent the publication of the book, the removal and execution of Morgan were not the most likely means to obtain the object, as the event has proved:--And those who were ingenious enough to project and execute such a tragedy, must have had sense enough to know, that the object of it.--the suppression of the publication and circulation of the book, would have been entirely defeated, by the popular excitement and curiosity created by it. It is believed that the whole affair is an extensive and deep laid scheme to make money, by the sale of a book, which would have met nothing but contempt, had there been no extraordinary means used to excite public curiosity. The description of the situation in which the Waterloo paper, quoted above, says the body of Morgan was found, "with his throat cut from ear to ear and his heart torn out just hanging by the roots," is couched in language so exactly imitative of that of several extracts we have seen made from Morgan's book, that we cannot doubt the correctness of our conclusions.

What sub-type of article is it?

Crime Politics

What keywords are associated?

Morgan Disappearance Freemasonry Secrets Kidnapping Reward Niagara Body Rumor Book Sales Hoax

What entities or persons were involved?

Morgan Peregrine Maitland Governor Of New York

Where did it happen?

Upper Canada

Domestic News Details

Primary Location

Upper Canada

Key Persons

Morgan Peregrine Maitland Governor Of New York

Outcome

supposed discovery of morgan's body with throat cut and heart torn out near niagara, but editorial concludes the disappearance is likely a hoax to promote book sales.

Event Details

Lt. Gov. Maitland offers reward for info on Morgan, suspected detained in Upper Canada. Rumor reports body found near Niagara. Editorial argues the affair is a scheme to sell Morgan's anti-Masonry book by creating excitement.

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