A Narrative of the Life Of Mrs. Mary Jemison
by James E. Seaver
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About this eBook
- Author
- Seaver, James E. (James Everett), 1787-1827
- Title
- A Narrative of the Life of Mrs. Mary Jemison
- Credits
- Text file produced by Robert Connal, David Moynihan, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team HTML file produced by David Widger
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- E011: History: America: America
- Subject
- Seneca Indians
- Category
- Text
- eBook-No.
- 6960
- Project Gutenberg
- https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/6960
- Release Date
- November 1, 2004
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.A NARRATIVE OF THE LIFE OF MRS. MARY JEMISON, — Who was taken by the Indians, in the year 1755, when only about twelve years of age, and has continued to reside amongst them to the present time.
- 2.By James E. Seaver. — CONTAINING — TO WHICH IS ADDED,
- 3.PREFACE.
- 4.INTRODUCTION.
- 5.LIFE OF MARY JEMISON.
- 6.CHAPTER I.
- 7.CHAPTER II.
- 8.CHAPTER III.
- 9.CHAPTER IV.
- 10.CHAPTER V.
- 11.CHAPTER VI.
- 12.CHAPTER VII.
- 13.CHAPTER VIII.
- 14.CHAPTER IX.
- 15.CHAPTER X.
- 16.CHAPTER XI.
- 17.CHAPTER XII.
- 18.CHAPTER XIII.
- 19.CHAPTER XIV.
- 20.CHAPTER XV.
- 21.CHAPTER XVI.
- 22.APPENDIX. — OF THEIR RELIGION—FEASTS—AND GREAT SACRIFICE. — OF THEIR DANCES. — OF THEIR GOVERNMENT. — THE EXTENT AND NUMBER OF THE SIX NATIONS. — OF THEIR COURTSHIPS, &c. — OF FAMILY GOVERNMENT. — OF THEIR FUNERALS. — OF THEIR CREDULITY. — OF THE MANNER OF FARMING, AS PRACTISED BY THE INDIAN WOMEN. — OF THEIR METHOD OF COMPUTING TIME, AND KEEPING THEIR RECORDS. — ANECDOTES. — DESCRIPTION OF GENESEE RIVER AND ITS BANKS, FROM MOUNT MORRIS TO THE UPPER FALLS. — HUNTING ANECDOTE. — FINIS
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