A narrative of the captivity and sufferings of Benjamin Gilbert : and his family; who were surprised by the Indians, and taken from their farms, on the frontiers of Pennsylvania, in the spring, 1780.
| Author/creator | Walton, William |
| Other author | Crukshank, Joseph, 1746?-1836, printer. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Philadelphia : Printed and sold by Joseph Crukshank, in Market-Street, between Second and Third-Streets, MDCCLXXXIV. [1784] |
| Description | iv, 1 unnumbered page, 6-96 pages ; 8⁰. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text online |
| Subjects |
| General note | "Related by the Gilbert family to William Walton, Benjamin Gilbert's brother-in-law."--Vail, R.W.G. The voice of the old frontier. Sometimes attributed to Thomas Austin. |
| General note | "Thoughts alluding to, and in part occasioned by the captivity and sufferings of Benjamin Gilbert and his family."--p. [92]-96, in verse. |
| General note | Reproduction of original from Library of Congress. |
| References | Evans, 18497 |
| References | Hildeburn, C.R. Pennsylvania, 4521 |
| References | Ayer Coll., 301 |
| References | Sabin, 27348 |
| References | Smith, J. Friends' books, 1.843 |
| References | English Short Title Catalog, W13744. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. |
| Genre/form | Captivity narratives. |
| Genre/form | Poems 1784. |