Narrative of Dimmock Charlton : a British subject, taken from the brig "Peacock" by the U.S. sloop "Hornet," enslaved while a prisoner of war, and retained forty-five years in bondage

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Contributors: Cox, Mary L., (ed.), Cox, Susan H., (joint ed.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: [Philadelphia? : s.n., 1859]
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Item Description: Title from cover.
Introductory chapter (p. [1]-3) signed: Mary L. & Susan H. Cox. The remainder of the pamphlet consists of extracts from the New York times and the Anti-slavery reporter relating to the case. Charlton, earlier known as Tallen and John Bull, was captured in Africa, released from a slave-ship by a British war vessel, and sent to Georgia after the capture of the "Peacock," where he was held as a slave until about 1857.
Physical Description: 15 p. ; 18 cm.