Symon Schermerhoorn's Ride. February 8/9 1690. Writ from facts and traditions as set down in ye old records of ye Massacre of Skinnechtady

[Sweny, Henry Roy]

Published by [Albany], [Albany], 1910

About this Item

24x15 cm. A beautiful copy in contemporary full red morocco with gilt tooling. Lightly rubbed at ends of spine. TEG. 30 leaves, printed on rectos only. Illustrated with reproduction woodcuts and facsimile of an old record. Decorated title. Marbled endpapers. One of 225 copies, though not numbered. "Writ from facts and traditions as set down in ye olde records of ye Massacre of Skinnechtady, and in commemoration of Symon Schermerhoorn's ride to save ye inhabitants of Albany from ye French and Indians." Deals with Schermerhoorn's ride following the massacre and destruction at Schenectady on February 8, 1690. Privately printed by J. B. Lyon Co.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Symon Schermerhoorn's Ride. February 8/9 1690. Writ from facts and traditions as set down in ye old records of ye Massacre of Skinnechtady
• Publisher: [Albany], [Albany]
• Publication Date: 1910
• Binding: Hardcover
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