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[God's mercy surmounting man's cruelty : exemplified in the captivity and redemption of Elizabeth Hanson, wife of John Hanson, of Knoxmarsh at Keacheachy, in Dover township, who was taken captive with her children, and maid-servant, by the Indians in New-England, in the year 1724. : In which are inserted, sundry remarkable preservations, deliverances, and marks of the care and kindness of Providence over her and her children, worthy to be remembered. / The substance of which was taken from her own mouth, and now published for a general service.].

Author/creator Hanson, Elizabeth, 1684-1737
Other author/creatorBownas, Samuel, 1676-1753.
Format Book and Microform
Publication Info[Philadelphia] : [To be sold by Samuel Keimer in Philadelphia; and by W. Heurtin goldsmith in New-York], [1728.]
Description40 pages ; 16 cm (12mo)
Subject(s)
Series Early American imprints. First series ; no. 2996
Early American imprints. First series ; no. 2996. ^A478749
General noteAttributed to Samuel Bownas by Evans.
General noteThe only known copy, held by the Huntington Library, lacks title page and p. 37-40. Title page transcription based on an advertisement in the Pennsylvania gazette, Dec. 24, 1728.
References Evans 2996
Reproduction noteJoyner- Microfiche. [New York : Readex Microprint, 1985] 11 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 2996).
Genre/formCaptivity narratives.

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