Capt. David Perry's Recollections
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Captain David Perry's Recollections,
D.G. Jones, annotator, editor
The 2008 edition of Capt. David Perry's Recollections of An Old Soldier
follows the text of the original 1822 edition (except as indicated in notes), with
very little editing of puntucation, etc. For this edition, all previous editions
(1822, 1912, 1928 and 1971) have been consulted.
Expected to be out in the spring, the 2008 edition includes illustrations, footnotes, endnotes and maps.
Editor D.G. Jones, who has researched Perry's life and times for three decades, says,
“I finally realized it was impossible to compile all the research
I’ve gathered. So the 2008 edition will bring readers information to whet their appetites.
Those who want to learn more, will have a foundation from which to start. Those who simply
want to read it, will have enough information to clarify Perry’s record without obscuring it.
That’s my goal. At least readers will know more about Capt. David Perry’s life and times than
I did when I first read his words 30 years ago.” (21 July 2002)
This new edition will be the first generally available hard copy of Perry's Recollections
since the 1971 edition.
Every effort will be made to keep the project's size under control, and cost down.
Projected publication: Autumn 2008.
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Projected cover, 2008 Edition, size 5.5" x 8.5"
ISBN 0-9718474-2-8
"Captain David Perry: Provincial Soldier, American Patriot"
Introductory Summary by D.G. Jones
"FACT OR FICTION: References to Captain David Perry's Words"
by D.G. Jones
Near-death experience of David Perry (1762)
includes vision he was shown of the Revolutionary War
Capt. Perry's Admonition to Future Generations (1819)
(SUMMARY
at the Captain David Perry Web Site)
FULL TITLE:
Recollections of an Old Soldier:
The Life of Captain David Perry
A Soldier of the French and Revolutionary Wars.
Containing Many Extraordinary Occurrences
Relating to His Own Private History,
And an Account of Some Interesting
Events in the History of the
Times in Which He Lived,
No-where Else Re-Corded.
Written by Himself.
Windsor, Vt.
Printed & for Sale at the Republican & Yeoman
Printing Office,
Directly Opposite the Bank of Windsor.
The original 1822 and 1971 editions have been microformed. See HOWES P247, "b." SABIN 61028. GEPHART 14187. GILMAN, p.198.
The 1971 edition is availabe through interlibrary loan. Errata to the
1971 and early 1900s editions are listed at the
Captain David Perry Web Site.
The NUC (National Union Catalog) contains the following description [brackets mine]:
"The rare memoirs of a soldier's experiences in both the French and Indian War and the
American Revolution. "The writer's life was spent in Rehoboth and Dighton, Massachusetts,
Killingby, [sic.; Killingly] Conn., Plainfield, N.H., and Chelsea, Vt. He served in four campaigns
of the French and Indian War from Massachusetts, 1758-1762 and in two campaigns of the
Revolution from Connecticut, 1775-1776 [sic. His campaigns were in 1775 and then again in the
winter of 1776-77]" - NUC. Perry was just a boy during the French and Indian War, but he served
as a lieutenant in Capt. Fleet's [sic.; Eliot's] company and Gen. Putnam's regiment. He also served
under Col. John Ely in Providence." "The NUC locates eight copies of this first edition." [As of 2005, there are 15
extant editions.]
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IN MEMORIAM
Dr. A.G. Gudmundson
(1928–2006)
Original Formatter for the Millennium Edition of Thunder Cave
and Format Consultant for Kitkooh Publications.
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