Slave population...
Item # 208596
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MERCURY AND NEW ENGLAND PALLADIUM, Boston, Oct. 13, 1801 Brief item on pg. 2 says: "The slaves form about one sixth part of the population of the United States; and three fifths, the number represented in Congress, about one tenth." Bkpg. ad headed: Spermaceti and Whale Oil with details.
Ftpg. has some ink stains in the left margin, some foxing.
Ftpg. has some ink stains in the left margin, some foxing.
Category: Pre-Civil War
Price
$25
100% Authentic: Original printing, never a reproduction.
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