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Fowle's New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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In Conway, a son of Mr. Tolman, returning from Shays's army, hid his loaded gun in a hay mow, causing an accidental discharge that ignited the barn, destroying it and its contents, though cattle were saved.
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A kind caution to the rebels to discharge their guns before they secure them in the hay mow.
We hear from Conway, that about a fortnight since, a son of Mr. Tolman of that town, when he returned from Shays's flying army, thrust his loaded gun into his father's hay-mow (for its better security) by which means it is supposed he cocked the piece— He soon after took and subscribed the oath of allegiance, and delivered an old musket to the officer of government. Matters being all settled, he directed a younger brother to go to the barn and pull his musket from its secure situation: in doing of it the piece was discharged into the hay and set it on fire, by which means the barn, with all its contents, was in a few minutes reduced to ashes, giving the owner but just time to remove his cattle from the stables.
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Conway
Event Date
About A Fortnight Since
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barn and all its contents reduced to ashes; cattle removed safely
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A son of Mr. Tolman, returning from Shays's flying army, thrust his loaded gun into his father's hay-mow for security, possibly cocking it. After subscribing the oath of allegiance and delivering an old musket, he sent his younger brother to retrieve the gun, which discharged into the hay, setting the barn on fire.