A narrative of the uncommon sufferings, and surprizing deliverance of Briton Hammon, a Negro man,---servant to General Winslow, of Marshfield, in New-England : who returned to Boston, after having been absent almost thirteen years. Containing an account of the many hardships he underwent from the time he left his master's house, in the year 1747, to the time of his return to Boston. --How he was cast away in the Capes of Florida;--the horrid cruelty and inhuman barbarity of the Indians in murdering the whole ship's crew;--the manner of his being carry'd by them into captivity. Also, an account of his being confined four years and seven months in a close dungeon,--and the remarkable manner in which he met with his good old master in London; who returned to New-England, a passenger, in the same ship.
| Author/creator | Hammon, Briton |
| Other author | Green, John, 1731-1787, printer. |
| Other author | Russell, Joseph, 1734-1795, printer. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Boston : Printed and sold by Green & Russell, in Queen-Street, 1760. |
| Description | 14 pages ; 18cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text online |
| Subjects |
| General note | "To the reader, as my capacities and condition of life are very low .. I shall only relate matters of fact as they occur to my mind."--p. [3]. |
| General note | Reproduction of original from Library of Congress. |
| References | Evans, 8611 |
| References | English Short Title Catalog, W2430. |
| 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. |
| Other title | Narrative of the uncommon sufferings, and surprizing deliverance of Briton Hammon ... |