Title: A narrative of the life and travels of Mrs. Nancy Prince
Description: This is the life of a free born black woman (Newburyport, MA,1799) and her upbringing and subsequent life. She married a man who served as a bodyguard at the court of Catherine the Great (!) and she herself was there.  The husband served Princess Purtossozof. Also a missionary to Jamaica, she was captured as a runaway and sent to prison. The entire book is one thankful praise to God for delivering her.
Subjects: African Americans, Biography, Description and travel, Slavery, Social life and customs
Places: Russia, Soviet Union, United States, West Indies
People: Emperor Alexander, Nancy (Gardener) Prince (b. 1799)
Time periods: 1799 - 1850