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Narrative of a late expedition against the Indians; : with an account of the barbarous execution of Col. Crawford; and the wonderful escape of Dr. Knight & John Slover from captivity in 1782. : To which is added, a narrative of the captivity & escape of Mrs. Frances Scott, an inhabitant of Washington County, Virginia.

Van Pelt - Microtext Microfiche 821 no. 35689
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Format:
Microformat
Contributor:
Brackenridge, H. H. (Hugh Henry), 1748-1816, editor.
Series:
Early American imprints. First series ; no. 35689.
Early American imprints. First series ; no. 48378.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Crawford, William, 1732-1782.
Crawford, William.
Knight, Dr. (John), -1838.
Knight.
Slover, John, active 1773-1782.
Slover, John.
Scott, Frances.
Crawford's Indian Campaign, Ohio, 1782.
Indian captivities.
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783.
United States.
History.
Genre:
Captivity narratives.
Physical Description:
46 pages ; 14 cm (18mo)
4x6 in.
monochrome
service copy
negative
Other Title:
Narrative of the captivity and escape of Mrs. Frances Scott.
Place of Publication:
Andover [Mass.]: : Printed by Ames & Parker., [1798?]
Notes:
The narratives were first published in the Freeman's journal, Philadelphia, v. 3, nos. 106-109, April 30-May 21, 1783, at the request of H.H. Brackenridge, by whom they were prepared for publication. On p. [3] of the 1783 ed. (Evans 17993) is the following statement addressed to the printer: Enclosed are two narratives; one by Dr. Knight, who acted as surgeon in the expedition under Col. Crawford; the other of John Slover. That of Dr. Knight was written by himself at my request; that of Slover was taken down by myself from his mouth as he related it. ... H. Brackenridge. Pittsburgh, Aug. 3, 1782.
Date of publication suggested by Bristol.
Microfiche. [New York : Readex Microprint, 1985] 11 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 35689).
Microfiche. [New York : Readex Microprint, 1985] 11 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 48378).
Cited in:
Evans 35689
Bristol B10246
Shipton & Mooney 48378
OCLC:
55841883

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