A narrative of the horrid murder & piracy committed on board the schooner Eliza, of Philadelphia, on the high seas, by three foreigners, who were tried before the Circuit Court of the United States, on Monday, the 21st of April, 1800
Subtitle: together with an account of the surprizing recapture of the said schooner, by Captain Wheland, the only person who escaped from their barbarity.
Series: Early American imprints -- no. 39087.
Publisher: From Folwell's press, no. 63, North Front-Street. (Copy-right secured according to law.)
Published: 1800
Place of publication: [Philadelphia]
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Number of pages: 16
Subjects: Baker, Joseph, -- 1779-1800?; Brous, Joseph, -- d. 1800.; Peterson, Peter, -- d. 1800.; Eliza (Ship).; Murder.; Hijacking of ships.
Other titles: Narrative of the horrid murder & piracy committed on board the schooner Eliza.
Notes: Signed on p. 16: "William Wheland. Philadelphia, April 27, 1800."

The "three foreigners" were Joseph Baker, Joseph Brous, and Peter Peterson.

Signatures: [A]⁴ B⁴.

Evans 39087.

McDade, T. M.  Murder, 64.

Microfiche. [New York : Readex Microprint, 1985] 11 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 39087).