A narrative of the captivity of Mrs. Johnson : containing an account of her sufferings, during four years with the Indians and French

A narrative of the captivity of Mrs. Johnson : containing an account of her sufferings, during four years with the Indians and French

Mrs. Johnson's narrative

Glasgow : Printed by R. Chapman, for Stewart & Meikle ..., 1797.

71, [1] p. ; 17 cm. (12mo)

L2018F13 1797

(OCoLC)42352270

Caption title (p. [3]): Mrs. Johnson's narrative.
First published in Walpole, New Hampshire in 1796.
Signatures: A-F6.
"The publishers of this Narrative bought it of an American gentleman who arrived at Greenock in the Bark Hope, a few weeks ago, and as he assured them that there was not a copy of it to be procured in Europe and that it sold in America for four shillings sixpence, they deemed it worthy of reprinting ..."--p. [2].
Errata (p. 71): "Erratum in the advertisement on the back of the title, for Charlestown, South Carolina, read Charlestown, New-Hanpshire."
Publisher's advertisements: p. [72].
Mrs. Johnson and her companions were taken prisoners at "No. 4," now Charlestown, N.H., in a raid of Indians from St. Francis, Canada, in Aug. 1754.

Library Catalog > Monographs > Rare books
All Cataloged Material
All records