Title: Typed Manuscript of Sparks' introduction to the 1905 reprint of Charles Johnston's account of his Indian Captivity Author: Sparks, Edwin Erle. 1860-1924. Place: [No place] Publisher: Date: c.1905 Description: Nineteen pages, 4to, with numerous holographic corrections and additions. Sparks' introduction to the 1905 reprint of Charles Johnston's account of his Indian Captivity first published in 1827. Johnston, a Virginian, was taken prisoner by Indians while on a journey to Kentucky in 1790. After being ransomed by a Canadian trader, he made his way back to New York where he was interviewed by President Washington. Lot Amendments Condition: Some soiling, wear and chipping along edges, with area of paper loss in upper right blank corner of first page; generally very good. Item number: 126169
Title: Typed Manuscript of Sparks' introduction to the 1905 reprint of Charles Johnston's account of his Indian Captivity Author: Sparks, Edwin Erle. 1860-1924. Place: [No place] Publisher: Date: c.1905 Description: Nineteen pages, 4to, with numerous holographic corrections and additions. Sparks' introduction to the 1905 reprint of Charles Johnston's account of his Indian Captivity first published in 1827. Johnston, a Virginian, was taken prisoner by Indians while on a journey to Kentucky in 1790. After being ransomed by a Canadian trader, he made his way back to New York where he was interviewed by President Washington. Lot Amendments Condition: Some soiling, wear and chipping along edges, with area of paper loss in upper right blank corner of first page; generally very good. Item number: 126169
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