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Morrissey and Heenan fight for the boxing championship...
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Morrissey and Heenan fight for the boxing championship...

Item # 716791 ·
NEW YORK HERALD, Oct. 21, 1858  The front page has a "Postscript" report on the famous boxing match between Morrissey and Heenan.
The column heads: "The Great Prize Fight" "The Combat of Morrissey and Heenan for the Championship" "Morrissey The Victor" with over a full column on the match including a round-by-round account.
An editorial report is inside as well as a report: "The Return of an Intended Slaver" noting in part: "The bark Isle de Cuba...proceeded as far as St. Michaels when Capt. Dobson asked the crew if they would proceed to the coast of Africa for a cargo of slaves..." with more.
Eight pages, good condition.

Item from our most recent catalog - #370 - released for September, 2026

Category: Pre-Civil War
Price
$37
100% Authentic: Original printing, never a reproduction.