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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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A party of about 30 French and Indians attacked Peter Martel's house in Conajohary on Friday morning, killing a girl and capturing two men, two women, and two Negroes. Pursued by 10 militiamen 12 miles above Fort-Hendrick, the attackers killed their white prisoners but the Negroes escaped; militia beat off the Indians, rescuing one scalped woman likely to recover, with several Indians reportedly killed.
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Extract of a Letter from Albany, dated June 25, 1759.
"Friday Morning last about 6 o'Clock, a Party of French and Indians appeared at Conajohary, consisting of about 30: They attacked the House of one Peter Martel, killed a Girl, and carried off two Men, two Women, and two Negroes, Prisoners. They were immediately pursued by about 10 of the Militia, who came up with and attacked them 12 Miles above Fort-Hendrick, when the Indians immediately killed their white Prisoners, but the Negroes escaped: Our People beat off the Indians, and found one Woman, and tho' scalped, is likely to recover. 'Tis said several of the Indians were killed, but as yet we have no particular Account."
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Conajohary
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Friday Morning Last (Letter Dated June 25, 1759)
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killed a girl; carried off two men, two women, and two negroes as prisoners; indians killed their white prisoners during pursuit; negroes escaped; one woman found scalped but likely to recover; several indians reportedly killed.
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A party of about 30 French and Indians attacked the house of Peter Martel in Conajohary around 6 o'clock, killing a girl and taking two men, two women, and two Negroes prisoner. Pursued by about 10 militiamen, they were attacked 12 miles above Fort-Hendrick, where the Indians killed the white prisoners but the Negroes escaped; the militia beat off the Indians.