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Story
March 26, 1762
The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
A porter delivers a basket to a maiden lady near Axton, demanding payment as if from Oxford. The maid opens it to find a two-month-old baby with a note claiming relation. The lady decides to care for and name the child.
Clipping
OCR Quality
98%
Excellent
Full Text
On Monday night a Porter carried a packet directed to a certain Maiden Lady, near Axton, which he said came from Oxford, and that he must have 1s. 6d. for carriage, &c. The money being paid, and the maid curious to see the contents, she opened the basket soon after the Porter was gone, and to her great surprize found in it a live child, about two months old, having a ticket pinned to its breast, with the following inscription: I am a relation of yours, pray use me kindly.
On which the Lady ordered it to be taken care of, and intends to give it her own name.
On which the Lady ordered it to be taken care of, and intends to give it her own name.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Deception Fraud
What themes does it cover?
Deception
Family
What keywords are associated?
Abandoned Child
Basket Delivery
Deception
Maiden Lady
Relation Note
What entities or persons were involved?
Maiden Lady Near Axton
Porter
Maid
Child
Where did it happen?
Near Axton
Story Details
Key Persons
Maiden Lady Near Axton
Porter
Maid
Child
Location
Near Axton
Event Date
Monday Night
Story Details
A porter tricks a maiden lady's household into paying for a basket delivery from Oxford, revealing a two-month-old baby inside with a note claiming relation; the lady decides to raise it as her own.