An affecting account of the tragical death of Major Swan, and of the captivity of Mrs. Swan and infant child, by the savages, in April last--(1815.) This unfortunate lady and her little son were taken prisoners by the Indians, at a small village near St. Louis, and conveyed near 700 miles through an uncivilized wilderness, where they were fortunately redeemed by a Spanish trader, in July last.

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Title An affecting account of the tragical death of Major Swan, and of the captivity of Mrs. Swan and infant child, by the savages, in April last--(1815.) This unfortunate lady and her little son were taken prisoners by the Indians, at a small village near St. Louis, and conveyed near 700 miles through an uncivilized wilderness, where they were fortunately redeemed by a Spanish trader, in July last.
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Signed Author Eliza Swan
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Volumes 1
Pagination 24
Date of Publication 1815
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Edition Number 1
Date of First Publication 1815
Imprint Printed by H. Trumbull, and for sale by him and at A. Mayo's book and stationary store, Fish Street, by the gross, dozen & single.
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Copyright Statement DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS, to wit: BE it remembered that on the twenty-sixth day of September A.D. 1815, and in the fortieth year of the independence of the United States of America, Henry Trumbull of the said District has deposited in this office, the title of a book whereof he claims as proprietor, in the words following, to wit: An affecting account of the tragical death of Major Swan, and of the captivity of Mrs. Swan and infant child, by the savages, in April last--(1815.) This unfortunate lady and her little son were taken prisoners by the Indians, at a small village near St. Louis, and conveyed near 700 miles through an uncivilized wilderness, where they were fortunately redeemed by a Spanish trader, in July last. In Conformity to the Act of the Congress of the United States, intitled, "An Act for the Encouragement of Learning by securing the Copies of Maps, Charts, and Books, to the authors and proprietors tof such copies, during the times therein mentioned," and also io [sic] an Act intitled, "An Act for the Encouragement of learning, by securing the Copies of Maps, Charts, and Books to the Authors and Proprietors of such Copies, during the times therein mentioned; and extending the benefits thereof to the Arts of Designing, Engraving and Etching Historical and other prints. Wm. S. Shaw, Clerk of the District of Massachusetts.
Location of Printing Boston US
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Notes AAS Notes:
The author was a captive of the Saux [i.e. Sauk?] Indians and was rescued by the Akinsaw [i.e. Arkansas?] Indians.
Signed: Eliza Swan.
Copyright Sept. 26, 1815 by Henry Trumbull.
Shaw, R.R. American bibliography, 33799
Shaw, R.R. American bibliography, 36038
Edward E. Ayer Collection (Newberry Library). Narratives of captivity among the Indians of North America, 288

American Antiquarian Society copy frontispiece and title page through p. 6 mutilated, with extensive loss of text on the title page. Photostats of the title page, recto and verso, and p. [3] are supplied from the Library of Congress copy. Rebound, retaining original wrappers.
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Swan, Eliza. An affecting account of the tragical death of Major Swan, and of the captivity of Mrs. Swan and infant child, by the savages, in April last--(1815.) This unfortunate lady and her little son were taken prisoners by the Indians, at a small village near St. Louis, and conveyed near 700 miles through an uncivilized wilderness, where they were fortunately redeemed by a Spanish trader, in July last.The Women's Print History Project, 2019, title ID 20020, https://womensprinthistoryproject.com/title/20020. Accessed 2024-05-01. 

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