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Foreign News October 6, 1841

Jeffersonian Republican

Stroudsburg, East Stroudsburg, Milford, Monroe County, Pike County, Pennsylvania

What is this article about?

On the night of the 19th ult., 12-15 men entered Mr. Brown's house in Alburgh, VT, seized and gagged Crogan, a former Canadian rebel suspected in recent frontier burnings, and abducted him toward the border after a struggle in which he was severely wounded.

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Outrage on the Frontier.

A correspondent of the Burlington (Vt.) Free Press, writing from Alburgh, a town about four miles from the line, says that on the night of the 19th ult., a party of twelve or fifteen men entered the house of a Mr. Brown in that village, seized and gagged one Crogan, who formerly resided in Canada and was an actor in the rebellion, and hurried him off toward the lines. He fought valiantly and was severely wounded in the struggle. He is suspected of having been engaged in the recent burnings on the frontier.

What sub-type of article is it?

Rebellion Or Revolt

What keywords are associated?

Frontier Outrage Crogan Abduction Canadian Rebellion Border Incident Frontier Burnings

What entities or persons were involved?

Crogan Mr. Brown

Where did it happen?

Alburgh

Foreign News Details

Primary Location

Alburgh

Event Date

Night Of The 19th Ult.

Key Persons

Crogan Mr. Brown

Outcome

crogan severely wounded and abducted toward the lines

Event Details

A party of twelve or fifteen men entered the house of Mr. Brown in Alburgh, seized and gagged Crogan, who formerly resided in Canada and was an actor in the rebellion, and hurried him off toward the lines. He fought valiantly in the struggle.

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