Narrative of the transactions relative to the capture of the American ship, Olive Branch
Series: Early American imprints -- no. 5684
Publisher: [s.n.]
Published: 1804
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 368
Subjects: Seizure of vessels and cargoes; History; Foreign relations; Olive Branch (Ship)
Notes: Caption title.

"To the reader. The author of this book, is obliged to stop the press for want of some documents; and for several reasons has caused a number of the copies (so far printed) to be bound in boards, for the use of the citizens of Vermont, &c. and requests any person into whose hands they may fall, to send, or bring them to the legislature of Vermont on the second Thursday of October, 1804; when the following parts will be given gratis ... the title page, preface, and index, with other additions, including an appendix ..."--printed leaf preceding text.

The additional materials were included when the narrative was reissued under title "Particulars of the capture of the ship Olive Branch ... By Ira Allen, of Vermont, the claimaint in this cause. Volume II. Philadelphia, 1805" (Shaw & Shoemaker 7852). For a discussion of Allen's publications on the capture of the Olive Branch, see Gilman, Marcus D. The bibliography of Vermont, 1897, p. 8

Error in paging: p. 264 misnumbered 642.

Shaw & Shoemaker 5684

Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.