Uncommon title... runaway slave ad...
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May 30, 1844
THE OBSERVER, AND WESTERN ADVERTISER, Lewisburg, Virginia, May 30, 1844 A
volume I issue (number 12) of this uncommon title from
a town that is now in West Virginia. Page 3 has a reward ad for "Two
Negro Men, Jerry and Jack" that includes an engraving of a runaway (see
photos). A page 2 ad supports the Clay-Frelinghuysen ticket.
Includes the names of the "Presidential Electors". Back page has
lyrics: "Whig Song. Air--'Yankee Doodle.'" Archival mends to two minor
tears at the spine, some lite staining in the upper and outer margins.
Category: Pre-Civil War









