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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Report from New York on June 20 of an Indian attack at dawn on June 7 at Roger Blameless's house in Pecanaink, resulting in the house burning down, the death of his son, possible capture of an old man and child, escape of wife and daughter, and three family members burned inside. Neighbors pursued but lost the trail.
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We hear that at Day-break on Tuesday the 7th Instant, the Dwelling House of one Roger Blameless, at Pecanaink, burnt to the Ground by the Enemy Indians: That they killed Blameless's Son, and it is thought has carried off Prisoner an old Man, and one of his young Children as they are missing, and cannot be heard of: That the Wife and Daughter made their Escape thro' a back Window, and as the Neighbourhood, who quickly assembled and went to the House, where they discerned the Bodies of three Persons belonging to the said Family, that were burnt in the House. And that the Party of Inhabitants so assembled, finding the Track of the Indians, pursued it a considerable Way, but at last lost it.
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Pecanaink
Event Date
Tuesday The 7th Instant
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blameless's son killed; three family members' bodies burnt in the house; old man and young child possibly carried off as prisoners; wife and daughter escaped; indians' track pursued but lost.
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At daybreak, Enemy Indians burned Roger Blameless's dwelling house to the ground, killing his son and possibly capturing an old man and young child who are missing. The wife and daughter escaped through a back window. Neighbors assembled, found three burned bodies inside, and pursued the Indians' track but eventually lost it.