An Affecting narrative of the captivity and sufferings of Mrs. Mary Smith : who with her husband, and three daughters, were taken prisoners by the Indians, in August, 1814, and after enduring the most cruel hardships and torture of mind for sixty days, in which time she witnessed the tragical death of her husband and helpless children, was rescued from the merciless savages by a detached party of the army of the brave General Jackson, then commanding at New Orleans.

Format:

Book

Series:

Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 45731.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Smith, Mary.

Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845.

Jackson, Andrew.

Kickapoo Indians.

Indian captivities--Southern States.

Indian captivities.

Southern States.

Genre:

Captivity narratives.

Physical Description:

24 pages

Place of Publication:

Williamsburgh [Mass.]: : Printed by Ephraim Whitman:, 1818.

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Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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Notes:

Caption title: Captivity and sufferings of Mrs. Mary Smith. Communicated from a gentleman in the western country, to his friend in Rhode-Island.

For a description of the various editions of this narrative see Sabin, Joseph. Bibliotheca Americana, vol. 20, p. 413-416. This edition is Sabin 83541.

"Price--twelve and an half cents."--p. 24.

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