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Excerpt from An Island Refuge: Casco Bay in 1676
On the 9th of August, two days prior to the assembling of this sad-visaged party in the Munjoy garrison, a well known Indian named Simon, who had been imprisoned at Dover, awaiting his trial on the charge of murder, appeared at the farmhouse of Anthony Brackett, and was by him accused of having stolen a cow a few days previous.
Simon denied the charge, but promised to bring the culprits to Mr. Brackett's home on the third day. Agree ably to the promise he came, accompanied by five other Indians, and was admitted to the house by Mr. Brackett himself, who had no suspicion that mischief was intended.
Instantly the farmer was seized and bound; his wife, five children and a negro servant were made prisoners.
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