Death of Capt. G.W. STAPLES in OR in 1861

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Death of Capt. G.W. STAPLES in OR in 1861
Posted by: Vern Dander (ID *****8132)	Date: February 20, 2007 at 09:08:52
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Am not related but may be of interest to someone who is. I have no further info but additional newspaper extracts may be found at URL:

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Vern D
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Transcribed by Dee Sardoch
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Stockton Daily Independent
Stockton, San Joaquin Co., CA
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>>Saturday, 19 Oct 1861<<

DEATH of CAPT. STAPLES -- Capt. G.W. STAPLES, of the Steamship Panama, was shot through the abdomen at Portland, Oregon, last Saturday night, by a desperado named Fred. PATTERSON, whom he was assisting the Sheriff to arrest. He lingered until Sunday night and died. Deceased was a native of Gardiner, Massachusetts, aged 37, and leaves a wife and child at San Francisco.

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