The "so called" captain of the slave ship Echo...
Item # 683832
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DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Sept. 16, 1858 Page 3 has an article: "Capt. Townsend of the Slaver" which begins: "Capt. Townsend, so called, of the slaver Echo, was brought before the U.S. Commissioner...It was distinctly proved that the Echo attempted to escape before her character was suspected...There were found on board 318 African negroes..." with much more on how the capture happened.
Four pages, nice condition. Folder size noted is for the issue folded in half.
Four pages, nice condition. Folder size noted is for the issue folded in half.
Categories: The Old West, Pre-Civil War
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$75
100% Authentic: Original printing, never a reproduction.
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