A journal, of the captivity and sufferings of John Foss : several years a prisoner at Algiers: together with some account of the treatment of Christian slaves when sick:-- and observations of the manners and customs of the Algerines. : [Eight lines of verse].

Author/creator Foss, John
Other author Paine, Robert Treat, 1773-1811.
Format Electronic
EditionSecond edition. Published according to act of Congress.
Publication InfoNewburyport [Mass.] : Printed by Angier March, Middle-Street, [1798]
Description189 pages, 1 unnumbered page ; 18 cm (12mo)
Supplemental ContentEvans Digital Edition
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SeriesEarly American imprints. First series ; no. 33747. ^A478749
General noteAdvertised as "this day published" in the Newburyport herald for Nov. 20, 1798.
General noteCopy of the peace treaty between the Dey of Algiers and the United States, and other documents, p. 162-173.
General note"The Algerine slaves. A poem. By a citizen of Newburyport. ..."--p. [175]-189, with separate title page. Possibly written by Robert Treat Paine. See Currier, J.J. History of Newburyport, Mass., vo. 2, 1909, p. 497.
References Evans 33747
Other formsMicroform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.
Reproduction noteElectronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 33747).
Genre/formPoems 1798.
Genre/formCaptivity narratives.
Genre/formDiaries.
Contains title Treaty of peace and amity (1795 September 5)

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