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February 11, 1807
NEW-YORK HERALD, Feb. 11, 1807 Pg. 3 has: "Imperial Decree, Declaring the British Isles in a state of Blockade". Signed in type: Napoleon. Bkpg. notice: "Sale Of Mortgaged Estate" placed by James C. Roosevelt. The time period and name suggest that this was probably the great-grandfather of FDR. Spine is a bit irregular, rubbing and an ink spot of the ftpg.