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Sketches of Border Adventures, in the Life and Times of Major Moses Van Campen, A surviving Soldier of the Revolution, by his Grandson John N. Hubbard, R.L. Underhill & Co., Bath, New York, 1842, 310 pages, leather, 8vo. In good condition. Beautifully bound in modern leather. Very well done and attractive binding. Text block is toned with foxing throughout. Some more moderate staining throughout, but does not affect text. Binding tight and intact. Unmarked. Please see photos. This is the first issue of the third of three editions of this work. Van Campen was a militia officer from Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. In 1775, during a dispute between Connecticut and Wyoming, he took part in Plunket’s expedition into the Wyoming Valley. In 1777 he joined the revolutionary forces, and in 1780 the fort he built at Fishing Creek was attacked, but the settlers in the area were to retreat safely to the fort. However, the Van Campen family lost their home, and they they tried to return to their home site, they were attacked again, and his father and brother were killed and he and four others were captured. They escaped by killing nine of ten Indian guards, and mad their way home. RAREA1842BHKA