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Charley Ross










Charley Ross
July 1,1874
Age: 4


On July 1, 1874, four-year-old Ross and his five-year-old older brother Walter Lewis were playing in the front yard of their family's home inGermantown, a well-to-do section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A horse-drawn carriage pulled up and they were approached by two men who offered the boys candy and fireworks if they would take a ride with them. The boys agreed and they all proceeded through Philadelphia to a store where Walter was directed to buy fireworks inside with 25 cents given to him. Walter did so, but the carriage left without him. Charley Ross was never seen again.[2]

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