COMMERCIAL GAZETTE, EXTRA, (Boston), Monday Morning, Nov. 16, 1801  A single sheet & printed on the front side only makes this a desirable broadside, it containing--in its entirety--"Very Important News" "Signing of the Preliminaries of Peace" between England and France. It is prefaced with a note as to how this timely report was presented: "The subsequent important & highly interesting news was exclusively received at the Chronicle Office, yesterday, in a sealed packet, and by the Printers of that paper kept locked up until this morning. We embrace the earliest moment to present it to our respectable readers."
Measures 11 by 18 inches with very wide margins, particularly the bottom, in great condition.