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Chronicles of border warfare, or A history of the settlement by the whites, of north-western Virginia: and of the Indian wars and massacres, in that section of the state; with reflections, anecdotes, &c. / By Alexander S. Withers.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Dechert Collection AC8 W7762 831c
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Withers, Alexander Scott, 1792-1865.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Indians of North America--Wars--1750-1815.
- Indians of North America.
- Indians of North America--Wars.
- West Virginia--History.
- West Virginia.
- History.
- Penn Provenance:
- Dechert, Robert (donor)
- Long, J. (autograph) (Culture Class Collection copy)
- Norris, Isaac (bookplate) (Culture Class Collection copy)
- Henning, Alpha W. (autograph) (Culture Class Collection copy)
- Chem, T. M. (autograph) (Culture Class Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- 319, iv pages, 1 leaf ; 19 cm
- Other Title:
- History of the settlement by the whites, of north-western Virginia
- Place of Publication:
- Clarksburg, Va. : J. Israel, 1831.
- Notes:
- Largely written by William Powers and William Hacker, but prepared for publication by Withers, according to a statement made by a grandson of Powers. cf. L. G. McWhorter, The border settlers of northwestern Virginia. 1915, p. 41-42.
- Local Notes:
- Culture Class Collection copy has autograph of Ja[illegible] Long.
- Culture Class Collection copy has bookplate of Isaac Norris.
- Culture Class Collection copy has autographs of Alpha W. Henning and T.M. Chem on the t.p.
- Culture Class Collection copy has table of contents wanting.
- Culture Class Collection copy has outer lower corner of back free endpaper wanting.
- OCLC:
- 1069118
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