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Narrative of the tragical death of Mr. Darius Barber, and his seven children, who were inhumanly butchered by the Indians, in Camden County, Georgia, January 26, 1818. / To which is added an account of the captivity and sufferings of Mrs. Barber, who was carried away a captive by the savages, and from whom she fortunately made her escape six weeks afterwards.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Barber, Eunice, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Barber, Eunice.
- Barber, Darius.
- Indian captivities--Georgia.
- Indian captivities.
- Indians of North America--Georgia.
- Indians of North America.
- Seminole War, 1st, 1817-1818.
- Georgia--Biography.
- Georgia.
- Local Subjects:
- Barber, Darius.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Captivity narratives.
- Physical Description:
- 24 pages : illustrations (woodcuts) ; 18 cm
- Production:
- Boston : Printed for David Hazen, Price 9d., [1818]
- Other Title:
- Captivity and suffering of Mrs. Eunice Barber
- Notes:
- Frontispiece: "Savage barbarity" with caption: "Mrs. Barber intreating a blood thirsty savage to spare the life of her little daughter."
- "It may be a gratification to the reader, to learn that the said tribe of savages have been since exterminated by the brave and intrepid Gen. Jackson, and the troops under his command."--title page.
- Signed, in print, at end: Eunice Barber.
- Signatures: A-D⁴/²
- Local Notes:
- Schimmel 8108: Presented to the Penn Libraries in 2024 by Caroline F. Schimmel. Ink inscription on cover: Darius Barber And 7 Children Murdered. Frank C. Deering bookplate on front cover verso. Ink inscription on title page: Emma. Red hand-coloring on frontispiece. In tri-fold wrapper in case, both later. Caroline F. Schimmel bookplate and Charles R. Sanders Jr. of Halifax County, Virginia bookplate on inner panel of tri-fold wrapper. Gilt decorations and "Darias [sic] Barber" and "Boston 1818" stamped on case. Case by The Rose Bindery, Boston.
- Cited in:
- Sabin, no. 51835
- Shaw & Shoemaker, no. 43235
- Magnaghi, Russell M., Indian slavery, no. 3159
- OCLC:
- 10553422
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