An edition of The Life of John Metcalf, commonly called Blind Jack of Knaresbrough (1812)

The Life of John Metcalf, commonly called Blind Jack of Knaresbrough

with many entertaining anecdotes of his exploits in hunting, card playing, &c., some particulars relating to the expedition against the rebels in 1745, in which he bore a personal share, and also, a succinct account of his various contracts for making roads, erecting bridges, and other undertakings, in Yorkshire, Lancashire, Derbyshire, and Cheshire, which, for a series of years, brought him into public notice, as a most extraordinary character.

By McManus-Young Collection (Library of Congress)