The journal of William Scudder, an officer in the late New-York line : who was taken captive by the Indians at Fort Stanwix, on the 23d of July, 1779, and was holden a prisoner in Canada until October, 1782, and then sent to New-York and admitted on parole : with a small sketch of his life, and some occurrences of the war, which chiefly happened under his notice previous to his captivity. : containing also, some extracts from history, novels, &c

The journal of William Scudder, an officer in the late New-York line : who was taken captive by the Indians at Fort Stanwix, on the 23d of July, 1779, and was holden a prisoner in Canada until October, 1782, and then sent to New-York and admitted on parole : with a small sketch of his life, and some occurrences of the war, which chiefly happened under his notice previous to his captivity. : containing also, some extracts from history, novels, &c

[New York?] : Printed for the author, 1794.

[3]-250, [2] p. ; 19 cm. (12mo)

L2014F190 1794 M MB [custom box]

(OCoLC)475828786

Signatures: pi2 A4(-A4) BB2-WW2 4/2.
Final leaf blank.
"Supplement" (p. [239]-250) signed: William Scudder, New-York, August 21st, 1794.
Errata at foot of p. 250.
Scudder was an original member of the New York Society.
Library copy: title & leaf pi1 detached, with partial text loss; rebacked & replaced by ms.; leaf pi2 with hole & some text loss; on p. 6: part of the text covered up with a paper marked "Private family matters" (copy of the covered up text in case file); author's own copy, by descent through family, Alanson Scudder, Maud Scudder Gilman, & Frederic Scudder Gilman, Jr., etc.
See also "Found : the lost pages from William Scudder's revolutionary war journal" (call no.: 973.371 S442 2017 M MB)
Digitized image available [select pages].

Evans 27681
Sabin 78533
Howes, W., U.S.iana (2nd ed.) S 248a

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