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Jenks' Portland Gazette. Maine Advertiser
Portland, Cumberland County, Maine
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Daring robbery at Nathaniel F. Fosdick's house: thief entered and stole a portable desk with $10,000 and papers. Desk found empty under stable; money gone, papers intact. Second such theft locally; reward offered for thief.
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On Monday or Tuesday evening last, some daring villain entered the house of Nathaniel F. Fosdick, Esq. and took therefrom a portable desk containing about ten thousand dollars, and a number of valuable papers. The desk has since been so found under the stable of Mr. F. The papers all remained, but the money was taken out.
A liberal reward has been offered for detecting the thief; and it is hoped the utmost vigilance will be used, as this is the second instance of the like theft which has been recently committed in this place.
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On Monday Or Tuesday Evening Last
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money taken out; desk found under stable; papers remained; liberal reward offered for detecting the thief; second instance of similar theft recently committed in this place.
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Some daring villain entered the house of Nathaniel F. Fosdick, Esq. and took therefrom a portable desk containing about ten thousand dollars, and a number of valuable papers. The desk has since been found under the stable of Mr. F.