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Title

Narrative of Joanna, an emancipated slave, of Surinam : (from Stedman's Narrative of a five year's expedition against the revolted Negroes of Surinam.)

Author

Stedman, John Gabriel, 1744-1797.

Publication

Boston : Published by Issac Knapp, 1838.

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Additional Authors

• Stedman, John Gabriel, 1744-1797.
• Child, Lydia Maria, 1802-1880.
• Joanna, active 18th century.
• Knapp, Isaac, 1804-1843
• Smith, George Girdler, 1795-1878

Description

64, [8] p., [5] leaves of plates : ill.; 16 cm.

Donor/Sponsor

Home to Harlem Project funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Alternative Title

Joanna

Subjects

• Black people > Suriname > Biography
• Presentation inscriptions (Provenance)
• Interracial marriage > Suriname
• Slaves > Suriname > Biography
• Ink stamps (Provenance)
• Stedman, John Gabriel, 1744-1797 > Narrative of a five years' expeditiion against the revolted Negroes of Surinam
• Slavery > Suriname
• Slaves > Emancipation > Suriname
• Joanna, active 18th century > Portraits

Genre/Form

• Ink stamps (Provenance)
• Presentation inscriptions (Provenance)

Note

• Frontispiece engraved by G.G. Smith.
• "From Stedman's Narrative of a five year's expedition against the revolted Negroes of Surinam."--cf. Preface; scattered passages joined to form a connected narrative.
• Publisher's advertisements, [8] p. at end.
• See Ragatz, L.J. Brit. Caribbean history, p. 365.
• "This extract is reprinted from that in Mrs. L.M. Child's 'Oasis,' 1834, and contains her introductory and concluding notes, and the same portrait"--cf. Sabin.

Indexed In (note)

• Checklist of American imprints
• Library Company of Philadelphia. Afro-Americana, 1553-1906 (2nd ed.)
• Sabin, J. Dictionary of books relating to America from its discovery to the present time

Provenance (note)

• inscribed: in ink on recto of first free endleaf "Miss L.E.A. Brabrook from her teacher E. Davis 1839." ; with the ink stamp: "Schomburg Collection." This copy is part of the original collection purchased from Arthur A. Schomburg in 1926.

Call Number

Sc Rare 326.92-S (Stedman, J. G. Narrative of Joanna)

LCCN

91113456

OCLC

23144446

Author

Stedman, John Gabriel, 1744-1797.

Title

Narrative of Joanna, an emancipated slave, of Surinam : (from Stedman's Narrative of a five year's expedition against the revolted Negroes of Surinam.)

Imprint

Boston : Published by Issac Knapp, 1838.

Indexed In:

Checklist of American imprints, 53093

Library Company of Philadelphia. Afro-Americana, 1553-1906 (2nd ed.), Suppl. 2201

Sabin, J. Dictionary of books relating to America from its discovery to the present time, 91076

Provenance

Copy in Sc Rare 326.92-S (accession no. B594102) inscribed: in ink on recto of first free endleaf "Miss L.E.A. Brabrook from her teacher E. Davis 1839." ; with the ink stamp: "Schomburg Collection." This copy is part of the original collection purchased from Arthur A. Schomburg in 1926. NN

Local Note

Researchers are restricted to microform copy in: Sc Micro R-6244. NN

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Added Author

Stedman, John Gabriel, 1744-1797. Narrative of a five years' expedition against the revolted Negroes of Surinam.

Child, Lydia Maria, 1802-1880. Oasis.

Joanna, active 18th century.

Knapp, Isaac, 1804-1843, publisher.

Smith, George Girdler, 1795-1878, engraver.

Davis, E., active 1839, inscriber.

Brabrook, L. E. A., former owner.

Schomburg, Arthur Alfonso, 1874-1938, former owner.

Caption Title

Joanna

Research Call Number

Sc Rare 326.92-S (Stedman, J. G. Narrative of Joanna)