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Narrative of the extraordinary life of John Conrad Shafford, known by many by the name of the Dutch Hermit, who for the last 50 years has lived a secl(...)
Narrative of the extraordinary life of John Conrad Shafford, known by many by the name of the Dutch Hermit, who for the last 50 years has lived a secl(...)
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Narrative of the extraordinary life of John Conrad Shafford, known by many by the name of the Dutch Hermit, who for the last 50 years has lived a secl(...)

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Narrative of the extraordinary life of John Conrad Shafford, known by many by the name of the Dutch Hermit, who for the last 50 years has lived a secluded and lonely life, in a log hut in a remote part of the village of Dundee, (Lower Canada, ) where he died on the 24th of April last, (1840) at the age of between 80 and 90
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CollectionBaldwin Collection of Canadiana
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Call Number / Accession Number37131055444665D
Dewey Number530654
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