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"Gathered Sketches" 



FROIVl THE EARLY HISTORY OF NEW 

 HAMPSHIRE AND VERMONT. 



Containing a viviJ and interesting account of the Adventures of 

 Our Forefathers among the Indians and of other Incidents of Olden 

 Time. Original and Selected. 



CONTENTS. 



Introductory Chapter — the lied Man's Htratagem, Death of Major 

 AValdron — The Captivity and Bufferings of Miss Sarah Gerish — Three 

 Narratives — Love well's Fight — The Boar and the Bear — The Captivity 

 of Mrs. Isabella McCoy, of Epsom, N. H. — Peabody's Leap. — Kil- 

 biu'n's Defence. — Indian Bridge. — Tiie Ca]itivity and Sufferings of Mrs. 

 Jemima Howe. — Hilton of Famous Memory. — Indian Fan. — The 

 Headless S])ectator. — Attack upon Number Four. — The Indians at 

 War, their Usages and C/Ustoms. — -A witch of Olden Time. — Baker's 

 Retreat.— Destruction c>f tbe Indian Yiilage of St. Francis. — Peter 

 Brown's Temperance Lesson. — Incidents from the Life of Col. Ethan 

 Allen. — Seizure of Captain Bemember Baker by the Yorkers. — Female 

 Courage. — The Battle of Bennington. — Anecdotes from the Life of 

 General Stark. — An Act of Courage. — The Old Man of the Mountaiu. 

 — The New Hampshire Bangers. — The Baruing of llo} altou. 



This volume contains 215 pages; is borind In Cloth; well printed 

 •On good paper, aud illustrated with full page engravings, viz.: The 

 Old Man of the Mpuntaiu. — Cenue Harbor and Lake Wumipdscogee. 

 Mount "Washington. — North Conway. — Burniug of llovaltou. 



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