The mysterious stranger, or, Memoirs of the noted Henry More Smith. : containing a correct account of his extraordinary conduct during the thirteen months of his confinement in the jail of Kings County, province of New Brunswick, where he was convicted of horse stealing, and under sentence of death, and finally pardoned, and set at liberty. Also a sketch of his life and character. From his first appearance at Windsor, in Nova Scotia, in the year 1812, to the time of his apprehenssion and confinement. To which is added a history of his career up to 1841, embracing an account of his imprisonments and escates. Selected from the most authentic sources, both public and private,
1856,
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Publication information: |
[Saint John, N.B.?] : [publisher not identified], 1856-1863 (Saint John, N.B. : George W. Day) |
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English |
Record ID: |
1103613 |
Variant Title: |
Memoirs of the noted Henry More Smith |
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Regular Print Book |
Physical description: |
[4], 125, [3], 126-132 ; 17 cm. |
Date acquired: |
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More creator details: |
by Walter Bates, Esquire. |
General note: |
"... has an anonymous editor, who has written his own Preface and deleted Bates' Preface, altered Bates' concluding remarks although not entirely eliminating them, and, added the additional material in the form of three letters at the end..."--David Ewens Books. |
General note: |
"Additional material dated after the date of the imprint [i.e. 1856], being three letters about Henry More Smith; by John W. Harris (1857), Murdoch Stewart (1857), and, Abraham Gesner (1863), while paginated continuously with the main text, i.e., pp. 126-132, they are printed on a separate gathering and not conjugate with other gatherings in the main text"--David Ewens Books. |
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Binding: original blind paneled blue cloth. |
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Earlier ed. (1817) published under the title: Companion for Caraboo. |
Access restriction: |
FOR USE IN SPECIAL COLLECTIONS READING ROOM ONLY. THERE MAY BE OTHER COPIES THAT CIRCULATE. |
Contributor: |
Day, George W.
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Contributor: |
Gesner, Abraham, 1797-1864.
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Contributor: |
Harris, John W.
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Contributor: |
Stewart, Murdoch.
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