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A narrative of the adventures and sufferings, of John R. Jewitt; only survivor of the crew of the ship Boston, during a captivity of nearly three years among the savages of Nootka sound: with an account of the manners, mode of living, and religious opinions of the natives.

Title
A narrative of the adventures and sufferings, of John R. Jewitt; only survivor of the crew of the ship Boston, during a captivity of nearly three years among the savages of Nootka sound: with an account of the manners, mode of living, and religious opinions of the natives. Embellished with a plate, representing the ship in possession of the savages ...
Author
Jewitt, John R. (John Rodgers), 1783-1821.
Publication
Middletown [Conn.] Printed by Seth Richards, 1815.

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Additional Authors
Alsop, Richard, 1761-1815.
Description
204 p. front.; 18 cm.
Subject
  • Indian captivities
  • Nuu-chah-nulth Indians
  • Nootka Sound (B.C.)
Note
  • At foot of p. 204: End of the second edition.
  • "Written by ... Richard Alsop ... [who] drew from Jewett his story, during repeated interviews." cf. Hist. mag., v. 4, 1860, p. 91.
  • Sabin 36123.
Call Number
7-HBM (Jewitt) (Jewitt, J. R. Narrative of the adventures and sufferings of John R. Jewitt. 1815)
LCCN
10015919 //r2
OCLC
10580573
Author
Jewitt, John R. (John Rodgers), 1783-1821.
Title
A narrative of the adventures and sufferings, of John R. Jewitt; only survivor of the crew of the ship Boston, during a captivity of nearly three years among the savages of Nootka sound: with an account of the manners, mode of living, and religious opinions of the natives. Embellished with a plate, representing the ship in possession of the savages ...
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Middletown [Conn.] Printed by Seth Richards, 1815.
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Alsop, Richard, 1761-1815.
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7-HBM (Jewitt) (Jewitt, J. R. Narrative of the adventures and sufferings of John R. Jewitt. 1815)
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