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The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle
Portsmouth, Greenland, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Extract from Fort Pitt letter reports a council between officers and Indian chiefs addressing a recent murder of an Indian in Pittsburgh by Cornelius Dogherty, amid prior reciprocal killings. Same day, David Owens delivers a suspect in another murder of a Delaware Indian and two children at Cheat River Forks; suspect confined.
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Extract of a letter from Fort Pitt, September 9.
Last Sunday, in the afternoon, a Council was held in the Governor's house, between the commanding officer and sundry chiefs of different nations of Indians, on the late murder of an Indian in Pittsburgh by Cornelius Dogherty. As there had been some time before, a white man killed by an Indian, there was but little said on either side, only advising each other to keep fast hold of the chain of friendship, and giving some tobacco and provisions, which the Indians very readily accepted of.
—This afternoon one David Owens brought a white man from Cheat River, who was one of the party that murdered an Indian, and two children, in the Indian's hunting cabin, in the Forks of Cheat River. This murder, immediately after the Council was held, will no doubt, create an easiness in the minds of the Indians, the Delaware nation in particular, as the persons murdered were of that tribe: The man is now confined in our guard-house.
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Fort Pitt
Event Date
September 9
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murder of an indian in pittsburgh; prior killing of a white man by an indian; murder of an indian and two children in forks of cheat river; white man suspect confined in guard-house.
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Council held last Sunday afternoon in Governor's house between commanding officer and Indian chiefs regarding murder of Indian in Pittsburgh by Cornelius Dogherty; little discussion, advice to maintain friendship, provisions given. Same afternoon, David Owens brought white man from Cheat River, part of party that murdered Delaware Indian and two children in hunting cabin; expected to cause unease among Indians.