+-------------------------------------------------+ |Transcriber's note: | | | |Obvious typographic errors have been corrected. | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ A NARRATIVE OF THE LIFE AND TRAVELS, OF MRS. NANCY PRINCE. BOSTON: PUBLISHED BY THE AUTHOR. 1850. Entered according to act of Congress, in the year 1850, BY NANCY PRINCE, In the Clerk's office of the District court of Massachusetts. CONTENTS. A Sketch of the Early Life of Nancy Prince, 5 Marriage and Voyage to Russia, 14 Mr. Prince, 16 Manners and Customs of the Russians, 18 The Events that took Place During Nine Years residence in St. Petersburg, 20 Her Voyage Home, 34 Her Voyage and Business to the West Indies, 38 Her Errand Home, and Success, 49 Her Return Back, and State of things at that Time, 51 Description of the Country, 58 Embarkment again Home, and Deception of the Captain, 68 Cast away at Key West, 69 Arrival at New Orleans,--Scenes witnessed while there, 70 Departure from New Orleans, and arrival at New York, 74 NARRATIVE. As my unprofitable life has been spared, and I have been, by the providence of God, wonderfully preserved, it is with gratitude to my Heavenly Father, and duty to myself, that I attempt to give to the public a short narrative of my life and travels.