A Narrative of the Captivity and Sufferings of Benjamin Gilbert and His Family
A narrative of the captivity and sufferings of Benjamin Gilbert and his family : who were surprised by the Indians, and taken from their farms, on the frontiers of Pennsylvania : in the spring, 1780
Three generations of the Gilbert family, well-known Quakers, were captured at their farm on the Pennsylvania frontier in 1780 by a mixed group of Indians from the Seneca, Cayuga, and other tribes. Paterfamilias Benjamin Gilbert and other family members told brother-in-law Walton of their experiences after their return in 1782. The narrative, first published in Philadelphia in 1784, is considered a valuable account of Indian life.
Half-leather with marbled paper over boards and similarly marbled endpapers (late-19th/early-20th century government-issue rebinding). Text-block includes large section of blank pages to pad the volume to a bindable size. Front and back boards are almost fully detached, held by one surviving cord. Last printed page shows evidence of staining and previous attempt at paper repair that now obscures portions of the text. Conservators will reattach the boards using Japanese paper toned to match the original leather.
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