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An account dated May 10, 1756 of the death of Thomas Means of Cousins Island and one of his children.
When the Indians fled the scene, they took Molly Phinney with them.
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About This Item
- Title: Account of death of Thomas Means, Cousins Island, 1756
- Creation Date: 1756-05-10
- Subject Date: 1756
- Location: Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Dimensions: 23.3 cm x 18.6 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 61, Box 3/11, V5, Page 291
- Collection: Pejepscot Proprietors papers
- Object Type: Text
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Islands--Maine
- Prisoners--Maine
- Cousins Island (Me.)
- United States--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775--French and Indian War, 1755-1763
- Maine--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775--French and Indian War, 1755-1763
- Capture & imprisonment--Maine
- Indians of North America--Maine
- Means, Thomas--Death and burial
People
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