Narrative of the captivity and sufferings of Mrs. Hannah Lewis, and her three children, who were taken prisoners by the Indians, near St. Louis, on the 25th May, 1815, and among whom they experienced all the cruel treatment which savage brutality could inflict—Mrs. Lewis, and her eldest son, fortunately made their escape on the 3d April last, leaving her two youngest children in the hands of the cruel barbarians. Second edition.

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Title Narrative of the captivity and sufferings of Mrs. Hannah Lewis, and her three children, who were taken prisoners by the Indians, near St. Louis, on the 25th May, 1815, and among whom they experienced all the cruel treatment which savage brutality could inflict—Mrs. Lewis, and her eldest son, fortunately made their escape on the 3d April last, leaving her two youngest children in the hands of the cruel barbarians. Second edition.
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Signed Author [Anonymous]
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Self-published No
Volumes 1
Pagination 24
Date of Publication 1817
Edition Statement Second Edition.
Edition Number 2
Date of First Publication 1817
Imprint Printed by H. Trumbull.
Colophon
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Location of Printing Boston US
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Length (cm) 20
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  • BL RB.23.a.37926.
Notes AAS Notes:
Shaw, R.R. American bibliography,
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American Antiquarian Society copy title page misprinted, with the letters "ng" in the word "among" not struck. The plate has been partially hand-colored. Rebound, retaining original stiffened paper bindings. Inscribed: Charles Fishers book given to him by his Aunt Rachel Fisher, Sept. 12th, AD 1817.
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Lewis, Hannah. Narrative of the captivity and sufferings of Mrs. Hannah Lewis, and her three children, who were taken prisoners by the Indians, near St. Louis, on the 25th May, 1815, and among whom they experienced all the cruel treatment which savage brutality could inflict—Mrs. Lewis, and her eldest son, fortunately made their escape on the 3d April last, leaving her two youngest children in the hands of the cruel barbarians. Second edition.The Women's Print History Project, 2019, title ID 18293, https://womensprinthistoryproject.com/title/18293. Accessed 2024-05-01. 

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