Narrative of Jonathan Rathbun With Accurate Accounts of the Capture of Groton Fort

Jonathan Rathbun, Rufus Avery and Stephen Hempstead

Published by No publisher stated, (1840), no city stated [New London]:, 1840

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Very good in original gray-green cloth covered boards with a rebacked spine with the majority of the original back strip reapplied. A 12mo measuring 7 3/16 by 4 1/2 inches with dampness stains to the front end sheets and with faint dampness stains to the lower fore corner margins on the pages. There is also a name of an early prior owner at the top edge of the title page. A collection of three eye witness accounts of the attack on and taking of Fort Griswold on Sept. 6, 1781 by the British near the end of the Revolutionary War. The complete title reads: "Narrative of Jonathan Rathbun with accurate accounts of the capture of Groton Fort, the massacre that followed, and the sacking and burning of New London, September 6, 1781 by the British Forces, under the command of the Traitor Benedict Arnold." Additional, eye witness narratives by Rufus Avery and Stephen Hempstead are included as well as an appendix containing six essays dealing with Arnold's desertion from West Point; an "Anecdote of Mrs. Bailey" giving her petticoat to be used as flannel for cartridges; a "Eulogy on General Washington"; and, the names of those killed and wounded in the Battle of Fort Griswold. 80 pages of text. (Howes R-68; Gephart, 6381; Sabin, 2489 & 67952).

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Title
Narrative of Jonathan Rathbun With Accurate Accounts of the Capture of Groton Fort
Author
Jonathan Rathbun, Rufus Avery and Stephen Hempstead
Publisher
No publisher stated, (1840), no city stated [New London]:
Publication year
1840
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
First edition.
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