Narrative of the murder of Captn. Oliver Porter, his two mates, Mr. Lyman Plummer and six of the ship's company belonging to the ship Atahualpa of Boston, ca. 1805.

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Narrative of the murder of Captn. Oliver Porter, his two mates, Mr. Lyman Plummer and six of the ship's company belonging to the ship Atahualpa of Boston, ca. 1805.

Narrative of the murder of Captn. Oliver Porter, his two mates, Mr. Lyman Plummer and six of the ship's company belonging to the ship Atahualpa of Boston, ca. 1805.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/84848934

Autograph manuscript describing the days before the Indian attack, the fight itself, the wounds of the dead and injured, flight to Nawittee, and burial at sea. The account differs slightly from a published narrative attributed to Joel Richardson, ship's armorer.

1 item (4 p.) ; 32 cm.

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