Moved and instigated by the devil :John Keniston and the murder of Honnick in 1717: Historical New Hampshire / Paul F. Hughes.
- Title:
- Moved and instigated by the devil :John Keniston and the murder of Honnick in 1717: Historical New Hampshire / Paul F. Hughes.
- Author:
- Hughes, Paul F.
- Call Number:
- 977.8 N5321h
- Publication Information:
- Concord, NH: New Hampshire Historical Society, 1998.
- Physical Description:
- p. [90] - 100.
- Source:
- Vol. 53, No. 3 & 4 (Fall-Winter 1998) Historical New Hampshire.
- Description:
- On October 14, 1717, John Keniston shot and killed an Indian named Honnick on the Piscataqua River. Despite government assurances of justice, a jury acquitted Keniston. The subsequent unrest among Indians led to property damage in Maine and New Hampshire. In addition to these costs, resolution of unrest attributed to Honnick's death cost New Hampshire taxpayers over 540 pounds.
- Language:
- English.
- Locations:
- New Hampshire History Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
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