THE MORNING POST, AND DAILY ADVERTISER, from London, dated August 20, 1789.

* Man with the Iron Mask
* Article on Slavery
* Red Ink Tax Stamp
* Poem - History of the Pen
* Uncommon Title

On page 2 of this issue is an article entitled "The Iron Mask" which is 3/4 of a column in length. Page 3 features an article on Slave Trade which is nearly a column in length and the back page features a poem entitled "The History of a Pen".

This is a complete 4 page issue which is close-trimmed at the top and may effect a few letters in title headings on the inside and back pages, otherwise is in nice condition. It also contain contains a partial red ink tax stamp at the lower right corner of the front page.

Background Information: The Man in the Iron Mask (French: L'Homme au Masque de Fer) (died November 1703) was a prisoner who was held in a number of jails, including the Bastille and the Chateau d’lf, during the reign of Louis XIV of France. The identity of this man has been thoroughly discussed, mainly because no one ever saw his face which was hidden by a mask of black velvet cloth. Later retellings of the story have claimed that it was an iron mask. In popular myth he is believed to have been the twin brother of Louis XIV, but there is little actual evidence for this. What facts are known about this prisoner are based mainly on correspondence between his jailer and his superiors in Paris. (Source: Wikipedia)