Wilcocke, Samuel Hull. Narrative of Circumstances attending the death of the late Benjamin Frobisher, Esquire a partner of the North West Company of Montreal, ca. 1820 [Revised Text]. An electronic transcription. MFTP #0020
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before me, and governor Williams will take care of you. Before I could say another word, I found myself surrounded by fifteen or twenty more de Meurons armed with musquets, fixed bayonets, pistols, swords, etc. whooping and hallowing like so many demons." Mr Frobisher with Messrs Connolly and Macdonald, the two clerks, soon came up and were immediately surrounded and taken prisoners. Mr. Frobisher was a man of high spirit, but of gentlemanly manners, mild and unassuming upon all occasions when the amiable qualities of social life have the means of unfolding themselves; firm withal in his conduct and duty where firmness was requisite, and spurning the idea of submitting to any species of insult, unmerited indignity, or unwarrantable oppression. Of stature rather above the common size, well built and athletic, his strength was great, and his constitution unimpaired. With the feelings natural to a man of this description, he endeavoured to resist this illegal attempt to secure his person, and demanded to know the intentions of his assailants. Some guns
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