Halifax County, NC - J.B. Massey Robbed, 1813

North Carolina
Raleigh, March 5

ROBBERY

On the night of the 19th ult. as J.B. Massey of Halifax was returning
from Norfolk where he had been receiving a sum of money, he was attacked
near Pierce's Tavern in Northampton by two villains on horseback, one
of whom knocked him off his horse. They then stripped off his coat
containing his pocket book and money, leving him senseless on the
ground. His coat has since been found, but the money is missing.

The perpetrators of this horrid crime ought to be hunted and brought 
to justice; and we trust that all good citizens will lend their
assistance in every possible manner to discover the robbers.

Source: The Raleigh Register - March 19, 1813

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