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Book/Printed Material A narrative of Col. Ethan Allen's captivity, from the time of his being taken by the British, near Montreal, on the 25th day of September, in the year 1775, to the time of his exchange, on the 6th day of May, 1778. Containing his voyages and travels, with the most remarkable occurences respecting himself, and many other continental prisoners... particularly the destruction of the prisoners at New-York, by General Sir William Howe, in the yeras 1776 and 1777; interspersed with some political observations.

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Title

  • A narrative of Col. Ethan Allen's captivity, from the time of his being taken by the British, near Montreal, on the 25th day of September, in the year 1775, to the time of his exchange, on the 6th day of May, 1778. Containing his voyages and travels, with the most remarkable occurences respecting himself, and many other continental prisoners... particularly the destruction of the prisoners at New-York, by General Sir William Howe, in the yeras 1776 and 1777; interspersed with some political observations.

Names

  • Allen, Ethan, 1738-1789.

Created / Published

  • Walpole, N.H. Published by Thomas & Thomas. From the press of Charter & Hale, 1807.

Headings

  • -  United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Prisoners and prisons

Notes

  • -  First edition, Philadelphia, 1779. According to Gilman's Bibl. of Vermont the present edition is the sixth.
  • -  Also available in digital form.
  • -  LAC ael 2019-04-23 update (2 cards)

Medium

  • xi, [13]-158 p. 18 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • E207.A4 A44

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 03009555

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  • online text
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  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

Allen, Ethan. A narrative of Col. Ethan Allen's captivity, from the time of his being taken by the British, near Montreal, on the 25th day of September, in the year , to the time of his exchange, on the 6th day of May, 1778. Containing his voyages and travels, with the most remarkable occurences respecting himself, and many other continental prisoners... particularly the destruction of the prisoners at New-York, by General Sir William Howe, in the yeras 1776 and 1777; interspersed with some political observations. Walpole, N.H. Published by Thomas & Thomas. From the press of Charter & Hale, 1807. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/03009555/.

APA citation style:

Allen, E. (1807) A narrative of Col. Ethan Allen's captivity, from the time of his being taken by the British, near Montreal, on the 25th day of September, in the year , to the time of his exchange, on the 6th day of May, 1778. Containing his voyages and travels, with the most remarkable occurences respecting himself, and many other continental prisoners... particularly the destruction of the prisoners at New-York, by General Sir William Howe, in the yeras 1776 and 1777; interspersed with some political observations. Walpole, N.H. Published by Thomas & Thomas. From the press of Charter & Hale. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/03009555/.

MLA citation style:

Allen, Ethan. A narrative of Col. Ethan Allen's captivity, from the time of his being taken by the British, near Montreal, on the 25th day of September, in the year , to the time of his exchange, on the 6th day of May, 1778. Containing his voyages and travels, with the most remarkable occurences respecting himself, and many other continental prisoners... particularly the destruction of the prisoners at New-York, by General Sir William Howe, in the yeras 1776 and 1777; interspersed with some political observations. Walpole, N.H. Published by Thomas & Thomas. From the press of Charter & Hale, 1807. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/03009555/>.