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(American Indians.) Bound collection of 18th-century publications on American Indians, relating to or published in Pennsylvania: Dickenson, Jonathan. God's Protecting Providence,... Deliverance of Robert Barrow,... Shipwreck... inhumane Canibals of Florida. Philadelphia: William Bradford, 1751. Fourth edition. 8vo, (2), (4), 1-80 pp. Light to moderate foxing. Trimmed - heads close shaved - no loss of printing. Evans 6658; Sabin 20015. See Siebert 430. * Post, Christian Frederich. The Second Journal of..., on a Message from the Governor of Pensilvania to the Indians of Ohio. London: J. Wilkie, 1759. First edition. 8vo, (i-vi), (1)-67 (68). Title page darkened & with scattered staining, light to moderate foxing throughout. Trimmed - no loss of printing. Howes P-501; Sabin 64453; Siebert 534. * [Walton, William.] A Narrative of the Captivity and Sufferings of Benjamin Gilbert and His Family; who were Surprised by the Indians,... Philadelphia: Joseph Crukshank, 1784. First edition. 8vo, (i-iv), (1)-96. Light to occasionally moderate foxing. Trimmed - no loss of text. Evans 18497; Howes W-80; Siebert 439. * Read, Charles. Copy of a Letter... to the Hon. John Ladd. Philadelphia: Andrew Steuart, 1764. First edition. 8vo, (1)-8. Title page slightly browned, scattered foxing. Evans 9809. * [Franklin, Benjamin.] A Narrative of the late Massacres in Lancaster County, of a Number of Indians, Friends of this Province. [Philadelphia: Benjamin Franklin and David Hall], [1764]. First edition. 8vo, (1)-31 (32). Moderate foxing to title page, other light to moderate foxing. Evans 9667; Howes F-327; Miller 807; Siebert 173. * Hopkins, Samuel. An Address to the People of New England. Representing the Very great Importance of attaching the Indians to their Interest... Philadelphia: B. Franklin and D. Hall, 1757. 8vo, (1)-27 928). Title page slightly darkened, light foxing. Evans 7917; Miller 660.
Collection assembled by John Pemberton. Signed by Pemberton on front free endpaper of vol.; at head of title page of Dickenson title - very top of signature trimmed away; at head of title page of Post title - most of signature trimmed away; at head of title page of Walton title - top half of signature trimmed away; at head of title page of Read title - slightly shaved; at head of title page of Franklin title; at head of title page of Hopkins title. Also with the 1811 ownership signature of Jonathan Evans on the front free endpaper recto & his bookplate on the front paste-down. Bound in late 18th-century sheep-backed bds.; edge wear, front cover detached.
Dickenson's God's Protecting Providence, first published in 1700, stands as a richly detailed early Indian captivity narrative. * Post's Second Journal published under the auspices of Benjamin Franklin, describes the successful attempt of the Moravian missionary to win over Indians on the Ohio from French to British interests. * Walton's Narrative of Captivity is of special interest for its account of Indian life. * Read's Letter to John Ladd decries the massacre of Indians in Lancaster, Pennsylvania by the Paxton Boys. * Franklin's scathing condemnation of the Paxton Boys' murderous attack apparently deterred the further killing of unarmed Native Americans. * Samuel Hopkins' work is represented by Franklin's first Philadelphia printing of the conclusion of Hopkins' History of New England's Housatunnuk Indians.
Pemberton, John (1727-1795). Prominent Philadelphia born Quaker preacher, opposing armed resistance to Britain, he was imprisoned by the Continental Congress in 1777 but received an official pardon from Washington in 1778, he kept a journal throughout his incarceration.