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Death recalls Concord bank robbery of 1865
Langdon Moore’s death in West Swansey NH recalls the Concord National and Middlesex Institution for Savings he robbed in September 1865. Moore and English Harry Howard entered the bank, copied the vault keys, stole securities worth 310000, and fled by horse to Natick before traces led to their capture. The loot totaled about 202581 returned with no prosecutions for years.
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West Swansey
N. H
Langdon Moore
Concord
Concord National
Middlesex Institution For Savings
Moore
Harry Howard
Harry
Netick
Howard
Boston
Natick
Ston
Mont Ie Tiamae Ge Gerd
Natick Place
Fitch‘burg
Natick Farm
Fitchburg
Ba Bank
Anaeilitaatiaes
State of
New York