Description: Life and remarkable adventures of Israel R. Potter, (a native of Cranston, Rhode-Island,) who was a soldier in the American revolution ... after which he was taken prisoner by the British, conveyed to England, where for 30 years he obtained a livelihood ... by crying "Old chairs to mend"

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Main Author:	Potter, Israel, 1744-1826?
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Providence [RI] : Printed by J. Howard, for I.R. Potter, 1824.
Subjects and Genres:	United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Personal narratives. United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Prisoners and prisons.
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Item Description:	Potter served in Capt. Edmund Johnson's company, 1st R.I. regiment at Bunker hill; later being transferred to the brigantine "Washington." The vessel was captured and the crew taken to England where Potter escaped from his captors.
Physical Description:	108 p. : ill. ; 17 cm.