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Author
Riley, James, 1777-1840
Bleecker, Anthony, 1770-1827, ed
Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner. BRL
Boston Public Library (John Adams Library) BRL
Title
An authentic narrative of the loss of the American brig commerce : wrecked on the western cost of Africa, in the month of August, 1815. With an account of the sufferings of her surviving officers and crew, who were enslaved by the wandering Arabs on the great African desart, or Zahahrah; and observations historical, geographical, &c. made during the travels of the author, while a slave to the Arabs, and in the empire of Morocco
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Publisher
New-York : Printed and published for the author by T. & W. Mercein ...
Description
Edited by Anthony Bleecker
Errata on p. [1] (second count)
Engraved frontispiece portrait of the author on verso facing t.p
Includes appendix
Reprinted as: 'Sufferings in Africa : Captain Riley's narrative...'
John Adams Library copy has bookplate: John Adams Library, in the Custody of the Boston Public Library
John Adams Library: presentation copy
John Adams Library copy inscribed on t.p.: "John Adams Esquire late president of the United States - presented by his most humble obed[ient] serv[ant] James Riley."
John Adams Library copy contains straight pin inserted between pp. 58-59; removed and stored separately (Mss. Adams 470)
Shaw & Shoemaker
Also available on microfilm
Also available on microopaque
John Adams Library copy transferred from the supervisors of the Temple and School Fund. Quincy, Mass., 1894

Subjects: Commerce (Brig); Slavery
Language eng
Publication date 1817
publication_date QS:P577,+1817-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Current location
IA Collections: johnadamsBPL; bostonpubliclibrary; americana
Accession number
authenticnarrati01rile
Notes some cut off text and visible gutter due to tight margins.
Authority file  OCLC: 1040013391
Source
https://archive.org/details/authenticnarrati01rile
https://archive.org/download/authenticnarrati01rile/authenticnarrati01rile.pdf

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