Life and remarkable adventures of Israel R. Potter [microform] : (a native of Cranston, Rhode-Island,) who was a soldier in the American Revolution ... after which he was taken prisoner by the British, conveyed to England, where for 30 years he obtained a livelihood ... by crying "old chairs to mend".
Potter, Israel,1744-1826?
Providence [R.I.] : Printed by J. Howard, for I.R. Potter,
1824.
Potter served in Capt. Edmund Johnson's company, 1st R.I. regiment at Bunker Hill; later being transferred to the brigantine "Washington." The vessel was captured and the crew taken to England where Potter escaped from his captors.
Sabin 97200.
Sabin Unit 150.
HIS-675.
Microfiche.
Potter, Israel, 1744-1826?