17th Century American Literature

Writings from the Colonialist Era of America (13 Colonies)

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An account of the captivity of Elizabeth Hanson, late of Kachecky in New-England who with four of her children, and servant-maid was taken captive by the Indians and carried into Canada : setting forth the various remarkable occurrences, sore trials and wonderful deliverances which befel them after their departure to the time of their redemption / taken in substance from her own mouth by Samuel Bowans

A brief and true narrative of some remarkable passages relating to sundry persons afflicted by witchcraft, in Salem Village: : which happened from the nineteenth of March, to the fifth of April, 1692. / Collected by Deodat Lawson

Narrative of the captivity and removes of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson, who was taken by the Indians at the destruction of Lancaster, in 1676 / written by herself