The life of John Metcalf, commonly called Blind Jack of Knaresborough / with ... anecdotes of his exploits in hunting, card-playing, &c., some particulars relative to the expedition against the rebels in 1745 ...; and also a succinct account of his various contracts for making roads, erecting bridges ... in Yorkshire, Lancashire, Derbyshire, and Cheshire ...

by John Metcalf

The cover image was created by the transcriber and is placed in the public domain.

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John Metcalf Aged 78.
Drawn by J.R. Smith.
Published as the Act directs Aug^t. 31. 1795 by E & R Peck, York.

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THE
LIFE
OF
JOHN METCALF,
COMMONLY CALLED
Blind Jack of Knaresborough.
WITH,
Many Entertaining ANECDOTES of his EXPLOITS in
Hunting, Card-Playing, &c.
Some PARTICULARS relative 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, have brought him into
Public Notice, as a most
EXTRAORDINARY CHARACTER.

EMBELLISHED WITH
A STRIKING HALF-LENGTH PORTRAIT.

YORK:
PRINTED AND SOLD BY E. AND R. PECK.
1795.