An account of the captivity of Elizabeth Hanson, now or late of Kachecky, in New-England : who, with four of her children and servant-maid, were taken captive by the Indians, and carried into Canada : setting forth the various remarkable occurrences, sore trials, and wonderful deliverances which befel them after their departure, to the time of their redemption / taken in substance from her own mouth, by Samuel Bownas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hanson, Elizabeth, 1684-1737, interviewee.

Contributor:

Bownas, Samuel, 1676-1753, interviewer.

Hopwood, Samuel, interviewer.

Clark, Samuel, publisher.

Caroline F. Schimmel Collection of Women in the American Wilderness (University of Pennsylvania)

Schimmel, Caroline F., donor, associated name.

Standardized Title:

God’s mercy surmounting man's cruelty

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indian captivities--Early works to 1800.

Indian captivities.

Dover (N.H.)--History--Early works to 1800.

Dover (N.H.).

New Hampshire--Dover.

Genre:

Early works.

History.

Publishers' advertisements.

Penn Provenance:

Schimmel, Caroline F. (donor) (Schimmel Collection copy)

Graham, J. W. (autograph) (Schimmel Collection copy)

Physical Description:

[2], 28, [2] pages ; 19 cm (8vo)

Fingerprint:

t.th nsi- atw, vepa (3) 1760 (R)

Place of Publication:

London : Printed and sold by Samuel Clark, in Bread-street, near Cheapside, MDCCLX [1760]

Notes:

"First published in 1728 as 'God’s mercy surmounting man's cruelty'"--ESTC.

Signatures: [A]1 B-D⁴ E⁴(-E4).

Type ornament factotum, head- and tail-piece.

"With a final advertisement leaf."--ESTC.

"The substance of the foregoing account was taken from her own mouth by Samuel Bownas. And in the seventh month, called September, 1741, Samuel Hopwood was with her, and received the relation much to the same purpose."--Note, page 28

Local Notes:

Schimmel Collection copy imperfect: last leaf (advertisement leaf) wanting.

Schimmel Collection copy bound with: Dickinson, Jonathan. God's protecting providence, man's surest help and defence, in times of greatest difficulty, and most eminent danger. London : Printed and sold by Luke Hinde, at the Bible in George-yard, Lombard-street, 1759.

Schimmel Collection copy has manuscript bibliographical note in pencil on front pastedown.

Schimmel Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2021 by Caroline F. Schimmel.

Schimmel Collection copy has dated 19th-century autograph ("J.W. Graham iii. 1895.") on front free endpaper.

Cited in:

ESTC N29288

Smith, J. Descriptive catalogue of Friends’ books, I, page 913

Schimmel, C.F. OK, I'll do it myself (2nd ed., revised), 15

OCLC:

1097402001