[MSN] NEW CASTLE, N.H.-Police say someone stole everything from historic maps and clothing to a cannon ball from the New Castle (New Hampshire) Historical Society.

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Artifacts stolen from historical society

April 9, 2008
NEW CASTLE, N.H.-Police say someone stole everything from historic maps and
clothing to a cannon ball from the New Castle (New Hampshire) Historical
Society.

Police Chief James Murphy says the thief or thieves forced their way into
the society sometime during the weekend, leaving behind a trail of blood.

Some of the artifacts, including clothing and china, were from the Wentworth
by the Sea Hotel and Fort Stark. The society discovered the theft on
Tuesday.

Boxes of historic postcards and maps of New Castle also were taken, along
with a sword and a cannon ball that had been found in Little Harbor just off
Fort Stark.

The Crime Stoppers hotline and the historical society are offering a $2,000
reward for information that leads to an arrest.

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Information from: Portsmouth Herald, http://www.seacoastonline.com