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Newspaper
Reading Eagle
Location
Reading, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1869
Page
1
After surrendering his estate and debts, the ex governor tries to cultivate his plantation by leasing and bartering with clients for labor and stock. Slaves rally to work but a gin burn destroys his harvest, triggering a fatal collapse. A string of violent deaths and robberies follows nearby towns.
On the last day of November five men worked on a bridge at Bilver Creek near Liberty. A platform gave way and a worker fell sixty feet, but emerged uninjured with only soreness and a few bruises. He was brought home to Connorsville that evening and later walked about.
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