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French and Indian cruelty : exemplified in the life and various vicissitudes of fortune of Peter Williamson, a disbanded soldier : 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 (including Philadelphia), 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 / 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):
- Indian captivities--Pennsylvania.
- Indian captivities.
- Indians of North America--Social life and customs.
- Indians of North America.
- United States--History--French and Indian War, 1755-1763--Personal narratives.
- United States.
- Fort Oswego (Oswego, N.Y.)--Capture, 1756.
- Fort Oswego (Oswego, N.Y.).
- Williamson, Peter, 1730-1799--Kidnapping.
- Williamson, Peter.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (iv, 104 p. )
- Edition:
- 2nd ed., with corrections and amendments.
- Other Title:
- French and Indian cruelty
- Place of Publication:
- York : Printed and sold by J. Jackson, 1758.
- Notes:
- Reproduction of original from Huntington Library.
- Sabin no. 104468.
- Cited in:
- RLIN, CTRG01-B3039
- OCLC:
- 85797567
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