Life and remarkable adventures of Israel R. Potter, (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" ...
Publisher: Printed by J. Howard, for I. R. Potter
Published: 1824
Place of publication: Providence [R.I.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 108
Subjects: United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Personal narratives.; United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Prisoners and prisons.
Notes: 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.