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Williamson, Peter, 1730-1799 Travel

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    The travels of Peter Williamson, among the different nations and tribes of savage Indians in America : with an account of their principles religious, civil, and military : their genius, strength, ideas of a deity, and notions of the creation : with every thing remarkable concerning their manners, customs, employments, diversions, commerce, agriculture, &c. &c. : also, a description of all the different serpents, and other curious animals in America ..., likewise, an accurate description of the wonderful falls of Niagara, &c. &c., together with a plate, description, use, advantage, manner of making and handling the curious machine for reaping of oats, barley, &c., to which is added a curious alphabetical view of the whole world : the length, breadth, produce, and capital cities of each country, with an account of their inhabitants : and lastly, some general observations on the nature of submissions, and decreets-arbitral / in three parts, written by himself.

    Peter Williamson | Date: 1768

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