MARC Record from University of Toronto

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100 11 $aWilliamson, Peter,$d1730-1799.
245 10 $aFrench and Indian cruelty :$bexemplified in the life and various vicissitudes of fortune of Peter Williamson : who was carried off from Aberdeen in his infancy, and sold as a slave in Pennsylvania : containing the history of the author's adventures in N. America : his captivity among the Indians, and manner of his escape : the customs, dress, &c. of the savages : military operations in that quarter : with a description of the British settlements, &c. &c. : to which is added, an account of the proceedings of the magistrates of Aberdeen against him on his return to Scotland : a brief history of his process against them before the Court of Session, and a short dissertation on kidnapping. --
250 $aThe fifth edition, with large improvements. --
260 0 $aEdinburgh :$bPrinted for the author, and sold by him at his shop ...,$c1762.
300 $avi, 147 (i.e. 149) p., [2] leaves of plates (1 fold.) :$bmap, port.
500 $aRunning title: The life of Peter Williamson.
500 $aNumbers 119-120 duplicated in paging.
590 $aIncludes fold. map, present only in some copies; shelved in mapc.
650 0 $aIndian captivities.
650 0 $aFort Oswego (Oswego, N.Y.)$xCapture, 1756
650 0 $aKidnapping
651 0 $aUnited States$xHistory$yFrench and Indian War, 1755-1763$xPersonal narratives
740 41 $aThe life of Peter Williamson
948 $a07/15/1992$b10/10/1996
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