Lot 79
William Pote, Jr. (1718-c.1755)
Lot 79 Details
William Pote, Jr. (1718-c.1755), British
THE JOURNAL OF CAPTAIN WILLIAM POTE, JR. DURING HIS CAPTIVITY IN THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR FROM MAY, 1745 TO AUGUST, 1747
8vo., 2 vols. 1st edition numbered 142/350, half title, map frontispiece, red and black full title, fold out map, illustrated, deckle edge pages in paper boards with gilt titled leather spine, accompanied by the bound fold out "Morris Map" - Published with the Pote Journal, New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1896
Estimate $300-$500
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The Journal of Captain William Pote Jr. serves as a vital primary source documenting colonial captivity during King George's War, third of the four French and Indian wars. Captured by French and allied Indigenous forces, Pote meticulously recorded detailed logistical data, geopolitical manoeuvres, and prisoner mortality rates. This rare historical narrative significantly enriches scholarship regarding 18th century North American imperial conflicts. Having been smuggled out of the prison, the journal went missing for 150 years and was then discovered in Geneva. The current lot is the first published edition of this historically important document.