A short account of the extraordinary life and travels of H.L.L.----- native of St. Domingo, now a prisoner of war at Ashbourn, in Derbyshire; : shewing the remarkable steps of divine providence towards him, and the means of his conversion to God. Written by his own hand. Entered at Stationers Hall.
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A short account of the extraordinary life and travels of H.L.L.----- native of St. Domingo, now a prisoner of war at Ashbourn, in Derbyshire; : shewing the remarkable steps of divine providence towards him, and the means of his conversion to God. Written by his own hand. Entered at Stationers Hall.
- Publication date
- 1803
- Publisher
- [Ashbourne, Derbyshire, Eng.] : Printed and sold by Parkes Ashbourn [sic], Burditt London, and Pritchard Derby
- Collection
- jcbhaiti; JohnCarterBrownLibrary; americana
- Contributor
- John Carter Brown Library
- Language
- English
ix, [2], 12-64 p. ;|c18 cm. (8vo)
Describes the life of the author from his birth in Saint-Domingue in 1783, his education, travels in France, his experience of the French Revolution, his escape from France by ship, his further travels to Guadeloupe, Brazil, Cayennem and other places throughout the Caribbean. The author becomes a cabin boy on a privateering ship where he becomes a convert, rejecting his profligate lifestyle. Going back to Saint-Domingue in 1803 to see his family, he leaves on board a ship when it is captured by an English vessel. Becoming sick in prison in Ashbourne, Darbyshire, he converts to Methodism and is given final rites
"The West Indian Hymn": without music, p. 63-64
Colophon: Parkes, printer, and auctioneer, Ashbourn [sic]
Signatures: [A] B-H
"The West Indian Hymn": without music, p. 63-64
Colophon: Parkes, printer, and auctioneer, Ashbourn [sic]
Signatures: [A] B-H
Notes
Book contained some tight margins and light printing.
- Addeddate
- 2010-06-01 18:26:38
- Call number
- b3903957
- Camera
- Canon EOS 5D Mark II
- External-identifier
- urn:oclc:record:1084830940
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- 0
- Identifier
- shortaccountofex00hll1
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- Pages
- 76
- Ppi
- 400
- Scandate
- 20100602175954
- Scanner
- scribe1.providence.archive.org
- Scanningcenter
- providence
- Year
- 1803
- Full catalog record
- MARCXML
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