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The Thimble Riggs Fraud on the Natchez River Trip
A Kentucky man visits Natchez with a boatload of cash. A greedy thimble game operator lures him to a river bluff for a set of bets. The Kentuckian outsmarts the gambler by gathering money and valuables as the swindler reveals the risk on the bluff and the two fall into a trap.
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New Orleans Picayune
Natchez
Conti Kaintuck
Rascal
Salt River
Wf Kaintuck
Kaintuck
Lord Bacon
Otho
James II
William and
Mary
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