A history of the detection, conviction, life and designs of John A. Murel, the great western land pirate : together with his system of villany [sic] and plan of exciting a Negro rebellion : also, a catalogue of the names of four hundred and fifty-five of his mystic clan, fellows and followers and a statement of their efforts for the destruction of Mr. Virgil A. Stewart, the young man who detected him : to which is added a biographical sketch of V.A. Stewart / by Augustus Q. Walton.

Author/creator Walton, Augustus Q.
Other author Stewart, Virgil A. (Virgil Adam), b. 1809.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoCincinnati [Ohio] : [s.n., 1835]
Description[17]-84 p., [1] leaf of plates : ill., port. ; 20 cm.
Supplemental ContentGale, Sabin Americana: History of the Americas, 1500-1926
Subjects

Caption title History of John A. Murel
Running title Western land pirate
SeriesSabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926
Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926.
Local noteArts and Literature; Biography.
Local note2011AC98800.
General noteJames L. Penick, Jr. in his study of Murrel "The great western land pirate (1981)," asserts that Walton is fictitious and the real author unknown, although it is possible that Stewart himself is the author. Cf. p. 3, 105.
General note"Biographical sketch of Mr. Virgil A. Stewart."--P. [79]-84.
General noteReproduction of original from The American Antiquarian Society.
General noteSabin no. 101209.
Reproduction noteElectronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2011. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.