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The Camden Chronicle
Camden, Benton County, Tennessee
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Two men delivered a note from Mormon elders to Mr. Cunnard near Flovila, Ga., requesting their hats and baggage. The elders were not harmed by Whitecappers, who escorted them to the Newton county line with threats to leave and never return or face death. The shooting of Mrs. Cunnard deterred the Whitecappers from whipping them.
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Mormon Elders Were Not Hurt By the Whitecappers.
The latest news in regard to the missing Mormon elders is to the effect that on Wednesday two men from near Flovila, Ga., Messrs. John Thomas and J. J. Singley, arrived at Mr. Cunnard's with a note from the Mormons, asking Mr. Cunnard to send their hats and baggage. They also said that the whitecappers did not hurt them, but escorted them to the line of Newton county and told them to 'burn the wind' and if they ever came back they would be killed. The shooting of Mrs. Cunnard seemed to scare them out of whipping the Mormons.
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Flovila, Ga.
Event Date
Wednesday
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mormon elders not hurt but threatened with death if they return; shooting of mrs. cunnard deterred whipping.
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Two men from near Flovila, Ga., delivered a note from the Mormon elders to Mr. Cunnard requesting their hats and baggage. The Whitecappers escorted the elders to the Newton county line, told them to leave quickly, and threatened to kill them if they returned. The shooting of Mrs. Cunnard scared the Whitecappers from whipping the elders.