Enclosed Affidavit Regarding Murder by Indians

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Bourbon County May 12 1790 John Edmunds to Judge Innes This morning was killed within six or seven miles of this place by the Indians, a certain Lewis Parker who was at his work, it will be unnecessary for me to say any thing more with respect to the murder as I have enclosed you an affidavit and as to the murder of two mine men I am satisfied of its certainty, but have had no opportunity of finding the man who was with them when they were killed, no other who have since buried them, the names of the men were Mr.McBride and Mr.McConnell.

Type

Document Signed

Description

Notification of murders by Indians, enclosed affidavit affirming murder.

Date

05/12/1790

Recipient

Sent from

Bourbon County

Document number

1790051290101

Page start

1

Notable persons

Harry Innes
John Edwards
McBride
McConnell
Indians
Indian Nation
savages
Judge Innes

Notable locations

Bourbon County
frontier
territory

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affidavit
murder
killed
buried
murder by Indians