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Book/Printed Material A narrative of the uncommon sufferings, and surprizing deliverance of Briton Hammon, a negro man... servant to General Winslow, of Marshfield, in New-England

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Title

  • A narrative of the uncommon sufferings, and surprizing deliverance of Briton Hammon, a negro man... servant to General Winslow, of Marshfield, in New-England; who returned to Boston, after having been absent almost thirteen years. Containing an account of the many hardships he underwent from the time he left his master's house, in the year 1747, to the time of his return to Boston.--How he was cast away in the capes of Florida; ... the horrid cruelty ... of the Indians in murdering the whole ship's crew; ... the manner of his being carried by them into captivity. Also, an account of his being confined four years and seven months in a close dungeon ...

Names

  • Hammon, Briton.
  • American Imprint Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • Boston : Printed and sold by Green & Russell, 1760.

Headings

  • -  Hammon, Briton
  • -  Indian captivities
  • -  Indians of North America--Florida
  • -  Shipwrecks

Notes

  • -  ESTC W2430
  • -  LAC snh 2019-07-03 update (2 card)

Medium

  • 14 p. ; 18cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • F314 .H22

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 06009041

OCLC Number

  • 1576338

Online Format

  • pdf
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Hammon, Briton, and American Imprint Collection. A narrative of the uncommon sufferings, and surprizing deliverance of Briton Hammon, a negro man... servant to General Winslow, of Marshfield, in New-England; who returned to Boston, after having been absent almost thirteen years.Containing an account of the many hardships he underwent from the time he left his master's house, in the year , to the time of his return to Boston.--How he was cast away in the capes of Florida; ... the horrid cruelty ... of the Indians in murdering the whole ship's crew; ... the manner of his being carried by them into captivity.Also, an account of his being confined four years and seven months in a close dungeon. Boston: Printed and sold by Green & Russell, 1760. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/06009041/.

APA citation style:

Hammon, B. & American Imprint Collection. (1760) A narrative of the uncommon sufferings, and surprizing deliverance of Briton Hammon, a negro man... servant to General Winslow, of Marshfield, in New-England; who returned to Boston, after having been absent almost thirteen years.Containing an account of the many hardships he underwent from the time he left his master's house, in the year , to the time of his return to Boston.--How he was cast away in the capes of Florida; ... the horrid cruelty ... of the Indians in murdering the whole ship's crew; ... the manner of his being carried by them into captivity.Also, an account of his being confined four years and seven months in a close dungeon. Boston: Printed and sold by Green & Russell. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/06009041/.

MLA citation style:

Hammon, Briton, and American Imprint Collection. A narrative of the uncommon sufferings, and surprizing deliverance of Briton Hammon, a negro man... servant to General Winslow, of Marshfield, in New-England; who returned to Boston, after having been absent almost thirteen years.Containing an account of the many hardships he underwent from the time he left his master's house, in the year , to the time of his return to Boston.--How he was cast away in the capes of Florida; ... the horrid cruelty ... of the Indians in murdering the whole ship's crew; ... the manner of his being carried by them into captivity.Also, an account of his being confined four years and seven months in a close dungeon. Boston: Printed and sold by Green & Russell, 1760. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/06009041/>.