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Treasure in a Shot Bag

“It was known to a certainty that the late Newton Moore had a considerable amount of gold concealed somewhere about his house, but it could not be found. One day last week a shot bag full of gold was discovered lying on a bed slat, and covered with the mattress and bed clothing. The bag contained $1559.1 It is thought there is more somewhere about the house. –West Union Scion2

  1. $44,624.06 in 2020
  2. Treasure in a Shot Bag. (1890, October 11). Portsmouth Times, p. 2.
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