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Memoirs of Charles Dennis Rusoe D'Eres, a native of Canada : who was with the Scanyawtauragahrooote Indians eleven years, with a particular account of his sufferings, &c. during his tarry with them, and his safe return to his family connections in Canada; : to which is added an appendix, containing a brief account of their persons, dress, manners, reckoning time, mode of government, &c. Feasts, dances, hunting, weapons of war, &c. Making peace, diversions, courtship, marriage, religious tenets, mode of worship, diseases, method of cure, burying their dead, character of the Scanyawtauragahrooote Indians, particular description of the quadrupeds, birds, fishes, reptiles and insects, which are to be met with on and in the vicinity of Scanyawtauragahrooote Island. : Copy right secured.

Author/creator Rusoe D'Eres, Charles Dennis, 1761-
Format Book and Microform
Publication Info[Exeter, N.H.] : Printed for, and sold by Henry Ranlet, Exeter, 1800.
Description3 unnumbered pages, 8-176 pages ; 18 cm (12mo)
Subject(s)
Series Early American imprints. First series ; no. 37949
Early American imprints. First series ; no. 37949. ^A478749
General noteGenerally considered to be a fictitious account. However, Vail suggests that it may be to a considerable extent true. Cf. Vail, R.W.G. The voice of the old frontier.
General noteSignatures: [A]² B-P⁶.
General noteError in paging: p. 99 minsumbered 90.
References Evans 37949
References Evans 38422
References Ayer Coll. 236
Reproduction noteJoyner- Microfiche. [New York : Readex Microprint, 1985] 11 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 37949; 38422).
Genre/formCaptivity narratives.
Genre/formMemoirs.

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Joyner NC Microfiche MICROFICHE AM35E NO. 37949 ✔ Available
Joyner NC Microfiche MICROFICHE AM35E NO. 38422 ✔ Available