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SIGSBY, William. Life and Adventures of Timothy Murphy the Benefactor of Schoharie, Including His History from the commencement of the revolution-- His recontres with the Indians... Schoharie, N.Y.: W.H. Gallup, January 1839.
8o (234 x 140 mm). (Outer margin of title renewed, forecorners rounded, some spotting and soiling.) Self-wrappers, sewn as issued; brown quarter morocco slipcase.
FIRST EDITION. THE MEMOIRS OF A FRONTIER SCOUT. During the Revolutionary War, Murphy was a scout under General John Sullivan (1740-1795) and fought Tories, the Iroquois and Mohawk chief Joseph Brant at Schoharie and in the bloody border warfare in New York's Mohawk Valley. Field 1109; Howes S-453; Sabin 51474. RARE.
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FIRST EDITION. THE MEMOIRS OF A FRONTIER SCOUT. During the Revolutionary War, Murphy was a scout under General John Sullivan (1740-1795) and fought Tories, the Iroquois and Mohawk chief Joseph Brant at Schoharie and in the bloody border warfare in New York's Mohawk Valley. Field 1109; Howes S-453; Sabin 51474. RARE.