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Portland Gazette, And Maine Advertiser
Portland, Cumberland County, Maine
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A party of Indians came to the house of Mr. Jesse Johnson, within a mile of Reynoldsburgh, Humphries County, Ten. and murdered Mr. Johnson, his wife and four children without firing a gun. They shot Johnson with arrows through the holes of the house; then broke in at the door with clubs, and killed him, stripped Mrs. Johnson and children, carried them off to the river, there killed and threw them in. A daughter of Mr. Johnson's about 10 years old made her escape, went to Reynoldsburgh, and gave the alarm. The murder is supposed to have been committed by a small party of Creeks, who were on their way to join the northern tribes.
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Horrid Massacre,—On the night of the 2d inst. a party of Indians came to the house of a Mr. Jesse Johnson, within a mile of Reynoldsburgh, Humphries County, Ten. and murdered Mr. Johnson, his wife and four children without firing a gun. They shot Johnson with arrows, through the holes of the house; then broke in at the door with clubs, and killed him, stripped Mrs. Johnson and children, carried them off to the river, there killed and threw them in. A daughter of Mr. Johnson's about 10 years old made her escape, went to Reynoldsburgh, and gave the alarm. Col. Jarman, with 60 or 70 men, went immediately in pursuit of the Indians.
The murder is supposed to have been committed by a small party of Creeks, who were on their way to join the northern tribes.
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Reynoldsburgh, Humphries County, Ten.
Event Date
Night Of The 2d Inst.
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mr. johnson, his wife and four children murdered; daughter about 10 years old escaped; col. jarman with 60 or 70 men in pursuit of the indians.
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A party of Indians came to the house of Mr. Jesse Johnson, within a mile of Reynoldsburgh, Humphries County, Ten. and murdered Mr. Johnson, his wife and four children without firing a gun. They shot Johnson with arrows through the holes of the house; then broke in at the door with clubs, and killed him, stripped Mrs. Johnson and children, carried them off to the river, there killed and threw them in. A daughter of Mr. Johnson's about 10 years old made her escape, went to Reynoldsburgh, and gave the alarm. The murder is supposed to have been committed by a small party of Creeks, who were on their way to join the northern tribes.