Memoirs of an American Lady: With Sketches of Manners and Scenery in America, as They Existed Previous to the RevolutionGood Press, 2019 M12 19 - 474 páginas Memoirs of an American Lady is a set of biographical poems by Anne MacVicar Grant. Contents: I.Province of New-York—Origin of the settlement at Albany—Singular possession held by the patron—Account of his tenants II.Account of the Five Nations, or Mohawk Indians—Building of the Fort at Albany—John and Philip Schuyler III.Colonel Schuyler persuades four sachems to accompany him to England—Their reception and return IV.Return of Colonel Schuyler and the Sachems to the interior—Literary acquisitions—Distinguishes and instructs his favorite niece—Manners of the settlers and more. |
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