The adventures and sufferings of John R. Jewitt, only survior of the ship Boston, during a captivity of nearly three years among the savages of Nootka Sound. With an account of the manners, mode of living, and religious opinions of the natives / [John Rodgers Jewitt].

  • Jewitt, John R. (John Rodgers), 1783-1821.
Date:
1824
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Credit: The adventures and sufferings of John R. Jewitt, only survior of the ship Boston, during a captivity of nearly three years among the savages of Nootka Sound. With an account of the manners, mode of living, and religious opinions of the natives / [John Rodgers Jewitt]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    to pronounce it, so that, in ashort time, with my fa- ther’s consent, I wholly relinquished the study. The period of my stay at this place was the most happy of my life. My preceptor, Mr Moses, was not only a learned, but a virtuous, benevolent, and amiable man, universally beloved by his pupils, who took delight in his instruction, and to whom he al- lowed every proper amusement that consisted with attention to their studies. | One of the principal pleasures I enjoyed was in attending the fair, which is regularly held twice a year at Donnington, in the spring and in the fall, the second day being wholly devoted to. selling horses, a prodigious number of which are brought thither for that purpose. As the scholars on these occasions were always indulged with a holiday, I cannot express with what eagerness of youthful ex- pectation I used to anticipate these fairs, nor what delight I felt at the various shows, exhibitions of wild beasts, and other entertainments that they pre- sented: I was frequently visited by my father, who always discovered much joy on seeing me, praised me for my acquirements, and usually left me a small sum for my pocket expences. - Among the scholars at this academy, there was