Description: William CLAPHAM Murdered by His Negro Servant.

Date: November 18 1762

Newspaper published in: Boston, MA

We hear that Mr. William CLAPHAM, a young gentleman belonging to this town, having been a trading among the Western tribes of Indians at Detroit, was murdered by one of his negro servants as he was crossing Lake Erie in a battoe on his return, the negro who was in the stern taking an opportunity struck him in his back with a tomahawk, and then threw him over board; as soon as he had done this horrid deed, and got ashore with the battoe, he went to the Indians, and informed them of the affair, imagining they would be pleased with it; instead of which he with the other servant were secured and sent to the commanding Officer at Pittsburg, on the Ohio.