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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
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
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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

DateBwtween 1856 and 1863
Format
Notes
Earlier ed. (1817) published under the title: Companion for Caraboo
"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
 "... 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

Country:Canada
City, town or township:Saint John
Province or state:New Brunswick
Medium
DimensionsCover size: 18 cm x 12 cm (7 1/16 in. x 4 3/4 in.)
Extent
  • [4], 125, [3], 126-132
Language
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Call Number / Accession Number37131055324305D
Dewey Number364.162 M58 B13 1856 \B BR