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An narrative of the many unparallel'd hardships, and cruel sufferings, while in France; of the crew of the Terrible Privateer, commanded by Captain William Death; : with the particulars of that most bloody engagement, and the cruel treatment of the crew, when taken by the Vengeance, a French privateer

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Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Publication date: [1757?]
Call number: 653395
Creator: Stokes, Samuel(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased from Arthur Freeman Rare Books and Manuscripts, February 2021.
Dimensions: 21 cm (8vo)
Associated people: Towers, Joseph, (active 1749-1775,)
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