A Genuine Narrative Of The Deplorable Deaths Of 123 English Gentlemen And Others Who Were

by John Zephaniah Holwell

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First edition

First edition, with half-title. viii,56p. 8vo. Bound in 20th century quarter black calf and marbled boards. Very Good. ESTC T78415. Reprinted in 1758 second edition , 1804, 1825 and 1849. Item #315505 J.Z. Holwell 1711-1798 , a doctor civilian administrator of the British East India Company, was among those held in the prison at Fort William after the fort was captured by the troops of the Nawad of Bengal.

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