French and Indian cruelty: exemplified in the life, and various vicissitudes of fortune, of Peter Williamson
Subtitle: Containing, a particular account of the manners, customs, and dress, of the savages; of their scalping, burning, and other barbarities, committed on the English in North-America, during his residence among them: being at eight years of age stolen from his parents, and sent to Pennsylvania, where he was sold as a slave: afterwards married and settled as a planter, till the Indians destroyed his house, and every thing he had, and carried him off a captive; from whom after several months captivity, he made his escape, and served as a volunteer and soldier in many expeditions against them. Comprehending in the whole, a summary of the transactions of the several provinces in America; particulary, those relative to the intended attack on Crown-Point and Niagara. And an accurate and succinct detain of the operations of the French and English forces at the siege of Oswego, where the author was wounded and taken prisioner. Also, a curios discourse on kidnapping
By: Written by himself
Edition: The 4th ed., with considerable inprovements.
Publisher: Printed for the unfortunate author, and sold by R. Griffiths
Published: 1759
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 120
Subjects: Indian captivities; History; Capture, 1756
Notes: Sabin, J. Dictionary of books relating to America from its discovery to the present time, 104470