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The New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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In Epsom, the 16-year-old son of Major James Gray was severely injured when an unruly horse dragged him over a fence and through a field after he tied the halter to his wrist while leading it to water. He was found the next day alive but senseless with most bones broken; his life is despaired of.
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On Monday last, the son of Major James Gray, of Epsom, about 16 years old, in attempting to lead a very unruly horse of his father's to water, made the end of the halter fast about his wrist, the horse in prancing hove him down and ran away with him, dragged him over a four board fence and through the field, until the halter broke. The family supposed the young man had gone to spend the evening with his relations, were unconcerned about him until the next morning, when to their great surprize, they found the blood on the fence where the horse had dragged the young man over, then following the blood, after sometime found him at a considerable distance alive, but perfectly helpless and senseless: his life is despaired of, as it is supposed that most of his bones were broken.
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Epsom
Event Date
Monday Last
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alive, but perfectly helpless and senseless; life is despaired of; most of his bones were broken
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the son of Major James Gray, of Epsom, about 16 years old, in attempting to lead a very unruly horse of his father's to water, made the end of the halter fast about his wrist, the horse in prancing hove him down and ran away with him, dragged him over a four board fence and through the field, until the halter broke. The family supposed the young man had gone to spend the evening with his relations, were unconcerned about him until the next morning, when to their great surprize, they found the blood on the fence where the horse had dragged the young man over, then following the blood, after sometime found him at a considerable distance