French and Indian cruelty : exemplified in the life and various vicissitudes of fortune of Peter Williamson : containing a particular account of the manners, customs and dress of the savages : of their scalping, burning and other barbarities committed on the English in North America during his residence among them : being at eight years of age stolen from his parents and sent to Pennsylvania, where he was sold as a slave : afterwards married and settled as a planter till the Indians destroyed his house and every thing he had and carried him off a captive : from whom after several months captivity he made his escape and serv'd as a volunteer and soldier in many expeditions against them : comprehending in the whole, a summary of the transactions of the several provinces of Pennsylvania, New-York, New-England, New-Jersey, &c., &c., from the commencement of the war in these parts, particularly those relative to the intended attack on Crown Point and Niagara : and, an accurate and succinct detail of the operations of the French and English forces at the siege of Oswego, where the author was wounded and taken prisoner : and being afterwards sent to England, was on his arrival at Plymouth discharg'd as incapable of further service : also, a curious discourse on kidnapping, with proper directions for tradesmen and others to avoid slavery, when transported from their native country / written by himself.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Williamson, Peter, 1730-1799.

Series:

Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926.

Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kidnapping--Early works to 1800.

Kidnapping.

Indian captivities--Pennsylvania--Early works to 1800.

Indian captivities.

Indians of North America--Social life and customs--Early works to 1800.

Indians of North America.

United States--History--French and Indian War, 1755-1763--Personal narratives--Early works to 1800.

United States.

Fort Oswego (Oswego, N.Y.)--Capture, 1756--Early works to 1800.

Fort Oswego (Oswego, N.Y.).

Williamson, Peter, 1730-1799--Kidnapping.

Williamson, Peter.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (iv, 212 p.)

Edition:

3rd ed., with considerable improvements.

Other Title:

French and Indian cruelty exemplified in the life and various vicissitudes of fortune, of Peter Williamson,

French and Indian cruelty

Place of Publication:

Glasgow : Printed by J. Bryce and D. Paterson for the benefit of the unfortunate author, 1758.

Notes:

"Together with a description of the most convenient roads for the British forces to invade Canada in three divisions and make themselves masters of it the next campaign, 1759."

Reproduction of original from Huntington Library.

Sabin no. 104469.

Cited in:

RLIN, CTRG01-B3047

OCLC:

85797572