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Life of Peter Williamson

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.
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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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