French and Indian cruelty : exemplified in the life and various vicissitudes of fortune of Peter Williamson, a disbanded soldier : containing a particular account of the manners, customs and dress of the savages : of their scalping, burning and other barbarities committed on the English in North America during his residence among them : being at eight years of age stolen from his parents and sent to Pennsylvania, where he was sold as a slave : afterwards married and settled as a planter 'till the Indians destroyed his house and every thing he had and carried him off a captive : from whom after several months captivity he made his escape and serv'd as a volunteer and soldier in many expeditions against them : comprehending in the whole, a summary of the transactions of the several provinces of Pennsylvania (including Philadelphia), New-York, New-England, New-Jersey, &c., &c., from the commencement of the war in these parts, particularly those relative to the intended attack on Crown Point and Niagara : and, an accurate and succinct detail of the operations of the French and English forces at the siege of Oswego, where the author was wounded and taken prisoner : and being afterwards sent to England, was on his arrival at Plymouth discharg'd as incapable of further service / written by himself.
| Author/creator | Williamson, Peter |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | 2nd ed., with corrections and amendments. |
| Publication Info | York : Printed and sold by J. Jackson, 1758. |
| Description | iv, 104 pages ; 21 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Gale, Sabin Americana: History of the Americas, 1500-1926 |
| Subjects |
| Running title | Life of Peter Williamson |
| General note | Reproduction of original from Huntington Library. |
| General note | Sabin no. 104468. |
| Citation/References note | RLIN, CTRG01-B3039 |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2005. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. |
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