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The Daily Advertiser
New York, New York County, New York
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Travelers on the Ohio River discovered heaps of feathers, three fresh scalps, and a ploughshare on the bank, indicating a recent murder by Native Americans of passengers from a boat that left Red-Stone three weeks earlier, loaded with arms.
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By a person who passed through this town on Saturday last, from Kentucky, we are informed, that he, with some others, coming down the Ohio, discovered something on the banks, which they supposed to be flour; on going on shore, it proved to be heaps of feathers, and appeared to have been emptied from beds; upon further search, to their great surprise they found at a little distance three fresh scalps, a ploughshare, &c. It being evident that the savages had lately perpetrated a murder on some unfortunate persons going down the river, and our informant, with his companions, not being in a situation to stand a contest with the enemy, thought it most prudent to come off. No certain information could be obtained who the above devoted victims to savage barbarity were, but it was conjectured they belonged to a boat which had left Red-Stone about three weeks since, loaded with arms, &c. and was not afterwards heard of.
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Primary Location
Ohio
Event Date
Lately, About Three Weeks Before Saturday Last From Nov. 12
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three persons murdered and scalped by savages
Event Details
Travelers coming down the Ohio River discovered heaps of feathers from emptied beds, three fresh scalps, a ploughshare on the bank; evident savages perpetrated murder on persons from a boat that left Red-Stone three weeks prior, loaded with arms; no further contest, victims unidentified but conjectured from that boat.