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April 21, 1798
COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, April 21, 1798  

* Officers appointed to the frigate USS Constitution
* Unites States Navy in it's infancy


Page 3 has a very brief yet  historic item reading: "Appointments for the Frigate Constitution, Edward Prebble, 1st, and John Cordis, 2nd Lieutenants." This is for the famous ship later to be nicknamed "Old Ironsides".
Page 3 has an advertisements for the "Pig of Knowledge"
Four pages, very nice condition.

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