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Sketches of the life of William Stuart the first and most celebrated counterfeiter of Connecticut : comprising startling details of daring feats performed by himself : perils by sea and land, frequent arrests and imprisonment, blowing out of jail with powder, failure of escape after he had led his cowardly associates out of the horrible pit in Simsbury into the prison yard, etc.

Title
Sketches of the life of William Stuart [electronic resource] : the first and most celebrated counterfeiter of Connecticut : comprising startling details of daring feats performed by himself : perils by sea and land, frequent arrests and imprisonment, blowing out of jail with powder, failure of escape after he had led his cowardly associates out of the horrible pit in Simsbury into the prison yard, etc. / as given by himself.
Author
Stuart, William, 1788?-
Publication
Bridgeport [Conn.] : For the author, 1854.

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Description
223 : port.; 17 cm.
Subject
  • Stuart, William, 1788?-
  • Counterfeiters > Connecticut > Biography
  • Counterfeits and counterfeiting > Connecticut > History
Note
  • Port. is title vignette.
  • Reproduction of original from Yale University Libraries.
  • Sabin no. 93218.
Indexed In (note)
  • RLIN
Reproduction (note)
  • Electronic reproduction.
OCLC
CTRG06-B45
Author
Stuart, William, 1788?-
Title
Sketches of the life of William Stuart [electronic resource] : the first and most celebrated counterfeiter of Connecticut : comprising startling details of daring feats performed by himself : perils by sea and land, frequent arrests and imprisonment, blowing out of jail with powder, failure of escape after he had led his cowardly associates out of the horrible pit in Simsbury into the prison yard, etc. / as given by himself.
Imprint
Bridgeport [Conn.] : For the author, 1854.
Indexed In:
RLIN, CTRG06-B45
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2005. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
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