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English: "Rescue of Sevier," an illustration depicting the escape of frontiersman John Sevier during his trial for high treason in North Carolina, in 1788. In the illustration, Sevier's fellow frontiersman, James Cosby, addresses the court, providing the distraction that allowed Sevier to escape.
Date circa 1885
date QS:P,+1885-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Source Edmund Kirke, "Knoxville in the Olden Time," Harper's Magazine, Vol. 71, No. 421 (June 1885), p. 71. Downloaded from Google Books, Full View.
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Howard Pyle  (1853–1911)  wikidata:Q525713 s:en:Author:Howard Pyle q:en:Howard Pyle
 
Howard Pyle
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H. Pyle
Description American writer, illustrator, children's writer, university teacher and painter
Date of birth/death 5 March 1853 Edit this at Wikidata 9 November 1911 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Wilmington Edit this at Wikidata Florence Edit this at Wikidata
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New York City (1876–1880); Wilmington (1880–1910) Edit this at Wikidata
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creator QS:P170,Q525713

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