An account of the remarkable occurrences in the life and travels of Col. James Smith [microform] : during his captivity with the Indians, in the years 1755, '56, '57, '58 & '59

1870·11.9 MB·English

by  Smith, James, 1737-1812

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Ohio Valley Historical Series.
Nu mbe:r five.
SMITHES
Captivity with the Indians,
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AN ACCOUNT
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Remarkable Occurrences
IN THE LIFE AND TRAVELS OF
Col. James Smith,
ULRING HIS CAPTIVITV WITH THE INDIANS, IN THE VLARS
•755. "56, '57, '5», & '59-
WITH
An
Appendix of Illustrative Notes.
liv Wm. M, DARLINGTON,
or FiTTSBUKGH.
CINCINNATI:
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Entered,according to Actof Congress, in theyear 1870,
By ROBERT CLARKE & CO.,
In the Cleric's Office of tlit District Court of the United States in and for the
Southern District of Ohio.
OHIO VALLEY PRESS,
nouKiir ri.Aukk .^ ro.
CINCINNATI, U.
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PREFATORY.
E select this as one of the reprints of our Ohio Vallev
Historical Series, believing thatin it the Indian "Cus-
\-y.'-2 toms, Manners, Traditions, Theological Sentiments,
Mode of Warfare, Military Tactics, Discipline, and
Encampment, Treatment of Prisoners, etc., arc better explained
and more minutely related than has been heretofore done," as the
author expresses himself in his title page. His vivid'pictures of
the vagrant, precarious lives of the Indians, little more than a
century [ago, in the then unbroken wilderness which has given
place to the prosperous State of Ohio, written without any
pretense to style or learning, bear every impress of truthfulness;
and as a faithful record of an eye-witness of their condition,
habits, etc., it deserve'i to be perpetuated. It has been several
times reprinted, with more or less accuracy, but all the editions
may now be classed among the scarce books.
James Smith was born in 1737, in Franklin county, Pcnnsyl-