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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Armed men fired upon land surveyors Robert Houston and others on Knox's Patent, injuring an attendant in the ankle. One suspect arrested Tuesday, joined by three rescuers; all examined Wednesday in Castine, three imprisoned. Local militia mobilized amid alarm.
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Another outrage on Knox's Patent.
On Monday last, as Robert Houston, Esq. and others, were employed in surveying land on Knox's Patent, they were met and fired upon by a body of armed men. Fortunately no person was killed. An attendant on the surveyor was shot through the ankle. On Tuesday a person was arrested on suspicion of being accessory to the riot, and conducted to Belfast, together with three others, who attempted to rescue him. Yesterday the whole four underwent an examination in this town, before three Magistrates, after which three were conducted to prison. Considerable alarm has been created in consequence of this outrage. The Belfast and Northport companies of militia, were under arms the whole of yesterday.
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Knox's Patent
Event Date
Monday Last
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an attendant shot through the ankle; no deaths; three arrested persons conducted to prison.
Event Details
Surveyors including Robert Houston were fired upon by armed men while surveying land; one injured. A suspect arrested Tuesday in Belfast with three rescuers; all examined before magistrates in Castine, three imprisoned. Militia from Belfast and Northport under arms.