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being held by the Mohawk, partly appealing as a mother of one of the captives and partly by arguing that they wouldn't survive the trip to Canada and stating that their deaths would be on his hands. Houghton subsequently ordered the boys released to the woman for safe return to their families. The names of the boys she saved were: Michael Hendee, Roswell
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