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Metcalf, John, 1717-1810
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The life of John Metcalf, commonly called Blind Jack of Knaresborough. With many entertaining anecdotes of his exploits in hunting, card-playing, &c. Some Particulars relative to the Expedition against the Rebels in 1745, in which he Bore a Personal Share; and also a succinct account of his various contracts for making roads, erecting bridges, and other undertakings, in Yorkshire, Lancashire, Derbyshire, and Cheshire; Which, for a Series of Years, have brought him into Public Notice, as a most Extraordinary Character. Embellished with a Striking Half-Length Portrait.
Date: 1795
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John Metcalf, a blind man, aged 88. Stipple engraving, 1864.
Date: 26 July 1864Reference: 902i