A narrative of the horrid murder & piracy committed on board the schooner Eliza, of Philadelphia, on the high seas, by three foreigners, who were tried before the Circuit Court of the United States, on Monday, the 21st of April, 1800 : together with an account of the surprizing recapture of the said schooner, by Captain Wheland, the only person who escaped from their barbarity.
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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[Philadelphia] :
From Folwell's press, no. 63, North Front-Street. (Copy-right secured according to law.),
[1800]
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| Series: | Early American imprints. Evans (1639-1800) ;
no. 39087. |
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| Online Access: | Evans Digital Edition |
| Item Description: | Signed on page 16: "William Wheland. Philadelphia, April 27, 1800." The "three foreigners" were Joseph Baker, Joseph Brous, and Peter Peterson. Electronic resource. |
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| Physical Description: | 16 pages ; 21 cm. (octavo) Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series. |
| Place of Publication: | United States -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |