Narrative of the capture and providential escape of Misses Frances and Almira Hall: two respectable young women (sisters) of the ages of 16 and 18, who were taken prisoners by the savages, at a frontier settlement near Indian Creek, in May last, War and pestilence
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- 1833
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The real names of the two girls were Rachel Hall (afterwards Mrs. Munson) and Sylvia Hall (afterwards Mrs. Horn). Cf. Baldwin, History of LaSalle County, Ill., 1877, p.95-104. Also included is a narrative of the captivity and sufferings of Philip Brigdon, a Kentuckian, who fell into the hands of the "merciless savages."
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Edwards, William P
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- Illinois State Library
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- Brigdon, Philip
Horn, Sylvia Hall, 1813-1899
Munson, Rachel Hall, d. 1870
Fox Indians--Captivities
Indians of North America--Illinois--Captivities
Black Hawk War, 1832
Sauk Indians--Captivities
Illinois--Biography
Kentucky--Biography - Type
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- Edwards, William P. Narrative of the capture and providential escape of Misses Frances and Almira Hall: two respectable young women (sisters) of the ages of 16 and 18, who were taken prisoners by the savages, at a frontier settlement near Indian Creek, in May last,War and pestilence. 1833. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/ref/collection/isl/id/21907. (Accessed April 19, 2024.)
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- Edwards, William P, (1833) Narrative of the capture and providential escape of Misses Frances and Almira Hall: two respectable young women (sisters) of the ages of 16 and 18, who were taken prisoners by the savages, at a frontier settlement near Indian Creek, in May last,War and pestilence. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/ref/collection/isl/id/21907
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