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Title
Murder of Miss M'Crea
Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection

Massacres

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1879
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC MASSA
Topics
McCrea, Jane, 1753-1777
Massacres
Indians of North America -- New York (State) -- 1770-1779
Fort Edward (N.Y. : Town) -- 1770-1779
Homicides -- New York (State) -- 1770-1779
Genres
Conjectural works
Notes
Content: Printed on border: "The campaign of 1777." ". . . The scalp of Miss M'Crea was taken to the British camp, and recognized by Lieutenant Jones, who purchased it, and soon after deserted from the royal cause. This tragic story was misrepresented at the time, and the body of the Americans believed the savages had killed Miss M'Crea in a quarrel for her possession. . . ."
Source note: History of the United States of America from the discovery to the present time. (New York : Thomas Kelly, c1879) Patton, Jacob Harris , Author. Watson, Henry C. (Henry Clay) (1831-1869), Author.
Physical Description
Wood engravings
Extent: Sheet 22 x 13 cm. (8 3/4 x 5 1/4 in.)
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17960468
Barcode: 33333159480934
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 5663d680-c557-012f-f1ba-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1879: Issued
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Murder of Miss M'Crea" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1879. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-3879-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Murder of Miss M'Crea" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-3879-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1879). Murder of Miss M'Crea Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-3879-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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Murder of Miss M'Crea