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but fortunately aid but little damage.“ By the mails of this morning we have some additional particulars of the murder of Mr. George S. Mott, late of tins city. Mr. Mott was killed and scalped on , Thursday, the 17th of May, at his settlement near Mandarin ; his house and store burnt; his gun taken ; but neither his watch nor money touched. He arrived ! but the Sunday previous from New York, where lie ■ has a sister and mother living. His body was brought into Mandarin the next day, and decently interred by twelve men who volunteered their services for that purpose. At the time of his death Mr. Mott had a boy (half-breed) living with him, who was so affected with the sight of his murdered master that he took sick and died the same night. All the settlers in the vicinity of Mandarin are leaving their places, where they had previously thought themselves secure. Mr. Hickman, who has a large plantation onthe west-side of the river, about ten miles from Jacksonville, becoming alarmed at the approach of theIndians, had sent his negroes to Jacksonville andabandoned his place.W r* - ' ’ rT*I 1 . . 1 f fl. a
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London Shipping Gazette
London, Middlesex, GB
Mon, Jun 27, 1836
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