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 Info | Cincinnati [Ohio] : [s.n., 1835] |
| Description | [17]-84 p., [1] leaf of plates : ill., port. ; 20 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Gale, Sabin Americana: History of the Americas, 1500-1926 |
| Subjects |
| Caption title | History of John A. Murel |
| Running title | Western land pirate |
| Series | Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926 Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926. |
| Local note | Arts and Literature; Biography. |
| Local note | 2011AC98800. |
| General note | James 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 note | Reproduction of original from The American Antiquarian Society. |
| General note | Sabin no. 101209. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2011. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. |