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Providence Instance on York River Bear Attack
An 1813 account from the York River, North America, recounts a Hudson's Bay Company party cornered by a black bear by their camp. After their shots wounded the beast, it collapsed and died. the incident was presented as divine intervention in a Methodist Magazine submission.
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North America
J. H. Mantey
York River
Hudson’s Bay Factory
Hudson’s Bay Company
England
York