A NARRATIVE OF THE INCIDENTS ATTENDING THE CAPTURE, DETENTION, AND RANSOM OF CHARLES JOHNSTON, of Botetourt County, Virginia, who was made Prisoner by the Indians, on the River Ohio, in the year 1790; together with an Interesting Account of the Fate of his Companions, Five in Number one of whom Suffered at the Stake. To which are Added, Sketches of the Indian Character and Manners, with Illustrative Anecdotes

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16mo. 100, [2] pp., frontis. Facsimile reprint. Signed and inscribed by James Ambler Johnston. As issued in stiff printed wrappers. Map pasted inside the front cover as well as a brief typed note has been tipped to the top of the recto of the frontispiece. This copy inscribed by Johnston to Eppa Hunton IV, grandson of Confederate Generals Eppa Hunton and William Payne. A note in ink below the inscription and a few marginal brackets in pencil throughout. Again signed by Johnston above his name at the end of the afterword. Nice association. "One of the most interesting Indian captivities. The author and three other survivors of an Indian attack on the Ohio River were taken to lake Erie where an Indian trader, one Duchouquet, secured their release. On his return Johnson was questioned by Washington about the British force at Detroit. Thirty-five years or so later Duchouquet spent the winter with Johnston in Virginia" Streeter 1366. Field 784; Howes J-158; Sabin 36355 (all citations for the first edition). N° de ref. del artículo 7458

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