Narrative of a late expedition against the Indians : with an account of the barbarous execution of Col. Crawford; and the wonderful escape of Dr. Knight & John Slover from captivity in 1782. : To which is added, a narrative of the captivity & escape of Mrs. Frances Scott, an inhabitant of Washington County, Virginia.

Other author Brackenridge, H. H. (Hugh Henry), 1748-1816 editor.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoAndover [Mass.] : Printed by Ames & Parker, [1798?]
Description46 pages ; 14 cm (18mo)
Supplemental ContentEvans Digital Edition
Supplemental ContentEvans Digital Edition
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SeriesEarly American imprints. First series ; no. 35689. ^A478749
Early American imprints. First series ; no. 48378. ^A478749
General noteThe narratives were first published in the Freeman's journal, Philadelphia, v. 3, nos. 106-109, April 30-May 21, 1783, at the request of H.H. Brackenridge, by whom they were prepared for publication. On p. [3] of the 1783 ed. (Evans 17993) is the following statement addressed to the printer: Enclosed are two narratives; one by Dr. Knight, who acted as surgeon in the expedition under Col. Crawford; the other of John Slover. That of Dr. Knight was written by himself at my request; that of Slover was taken down by myself from his mouth as he related it. ... H. Brackenridge. Pittsburgh, Aug. 3, 1782.
General noteDate of publication suggested by Bristol.
References Evans 35689
References Bristol B10246
References Shipton & Mooney 48378
Other formsMicroform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.
Reproduction noteElectronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 35689).
Reproduction noteElectronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 48378).
Genre/formCaptivity narratives.
Other titleNarrative of the captivity and escape of Mrs. Frances Scott.

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