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A Woman and child burnt to death.

--The dwelling, house of Michael Haley, of Warren, Iowa, was burned on Tuesday night, the 11th inst., and Mrs. Haley and one of her children were burnt to death with it. Mr. Haley was absent from home, leaving his wife and three children alone. Two of the children escaped from the flames, but came near perishing from the cold before reaching a neighbor's, half a mile distant.

The Daily Dispatch: December 24, 1860. Richmond Dispatch. 4 pages. by Cowardin & Hammersley. Richmond. December 24, 1860. microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mi : Proquest. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.

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