Title: | Life of Peter Williamson |
Alternate title: | French and Indian cruelty : exemplified, in the life, and various vicissitudes of fortune, of Peter Williamson, who was carried off from Aberdeen in his infancy, and sold for a slave in Pensylvania. Containing, the history of the author's surprising adventures in North America; his captivity among the Indians, and manner of his escape; the customs, dress, &c. of the savages; military operations in that quarter; with a description of the British settlements, &c. &c. To which is added, an account of the proceedings of the magistrates of Aberdeen against him, on his return to Scotland; a brief history of his process against them before the Court of Session, and a short dissertation on kidnapping. |
Author: | Williamson, Peter, 1730-1799 |
Author: | Gribbel, John, 1858-1936 |
Note: | Printed for and sold by the booksellers, 1792 |
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Subject: | Autobiographies |
Subject: | Bookplates |
Subject: | Captivity narratives |
Subject: | Decorated edges (Binding) |
Subject: | Fort Oswego (Oswego, N.Y.) -- Capture, 1756 |
Subject: | Half bindings (Binding) |
Subject: | Indian captivities |
Subject: | Indians of North America -- Early works to 1800 |
Subject: | Indigenous captivities |
Subject: | Indigenous peoples -- North America -- Early works to 1800 |
Subject: | Intaglio prints |
Subject: | Kidnapping |
Subject: | Leather bindings (Binding) |
Subject: | Marbled paper bindings (Binding) |
Subject: | Sprinkled edges (Binding) |
Subject: | United States -- History -- French and Indian War, 1754-1763 -- Personal narratives |
Subject: | Williamson, Peter, 1730-1799 |
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