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1849 Pistol ad by Samuel Colt...
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1849 Pistol ad by Samuel Colt...

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THE DAILY UNION, Washington, D.C., Sept. 28, 1849 

* Colt Revolver Ad
* Runaway slave ad
* Gold Rush era newspaper

The front page is filled with ads including a: "$150 Reward" ad for a runaway slave, with details. Beneath this is an ad: "Colt's Improved Repeating Pistols" signed in type: Samuel Colt. (see)
Four pages, good condition.
Category: Pre-Civil War
No Longer Available
100% Authentic: Original printing, never a reproduction.

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