John Metcalf 
Life of John Metcalf, Commonly Called Blind Jack of Knaresborough [PDF ebook] 
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

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