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The Pennsylvania hermit a narrative of the extraordinary life of Amos Wilson, who expired in a cave, in the neighborhood of Harrisburgh, Pennsylvania, after having therein lived in solitary retirement for nineteen years, in consequence of the ignominious death of his sister : annexed is the writings of Wilson while a recluse and his reasons for preferring a state of solitude to that of the society of his fellow-beings.

Title
The Pennsylvania hermit [electronic resource] : a narrative of the extraordinary life of Amos Wilson, who expired in a cave, in the neighborhood of Harrisburgh, Pennsylvania, after having therein lived in solitary retirement for nineteen years, in consequence of the ignominious death of his sister : annexed is the writings of Wilson while a recluse and his reasons for preferring a state of solitude to that of the society of his fellow-beings.
Author
Wilson, Amos, -1821.
Publication
Philadelphia : [s.n.], 1839.
Supplementary Content
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Details

Description
48 p.; 25 cm.
Alternative Title
Life of Amos Wilson, &c.
Subject
  • Wilson, Amos, -1821
  • Wilson, Elizabeth, 1759?-1786
  • Hermits > Pennsylvania > Biography
  • Unmarried mothers > Pennsylvania
  • Infanticide > Pennsylvania
  • Executions and executioners > Pennsylvania
  • Contentment
  • Solitude
Note
  • Signed (p. 48): "Amos Wilson."
  • Reproduction of original from The American Antiquarian Society.
  • Sabin no. 104605.
Reproduction (note)
  • Electronic reproduction.
OCLC
TGPSM11-B2173
Author
Wilson, Amos, -1821.
Title
The Pennsylvania hermit [electronic resource] : a narrative of the extraordinary life of Amos Wilson, who expired in a cave, in the neighborhood of Harrisburgh, Pennsylvania, after having therein lived in solitary retirement for nineteen years, in consequence of the ignominious death of his sister : annexed is the writings of Wilson while a recluse and his reasons for preferring a state of solitude to that of the society of his fellow-beings.
Imprint
Philadelphia : [s.n.], 1839.
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2011. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
Local Note
Biography.
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Caption Title
Life of Amos Wilson, &c.
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