William Smith speculates that Boggs was shot "by one of his own negroes."

Date: May 28, 1842
Type: News (traditional)
Source: William Smith
LDS
Hearsay: Direct
Reference: William Smith, "From the Wasp," The Wasp (May 28, 1842), 2
Scribe/Publisher: The Wasp
People: William Smith
Audience: Reading Public
Transcription: We admit the foregoing communication to please our correspondent, not that we have any faith that any one has killed Governor Boggs. The last account we have received is that he is still living and like to live; and if he has been shot at all it was by one of his own negroes.
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