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Capture of a slave ship...



Item # 683827

August 30, 1858

DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Aug. 30, 1858  The top of page 3 includes: "Capture of a Slaver by the U.S. Brig Dolphin" with details including in part: "The U.S. brig Dolphin...been on a cruise on the coast of Cuba...during the day fell in with & captured the brig Putnam with 348 negroes from the coast of Africa...The Putnam's crew are on board in confinement..." with more. Also a brief report on: "The Slaver Echo".
Page 3 also has a lengthy article: "The Fraser River Gold Mines" with much detail.
Four pages, great condition. The folder size noted is for the issue folded in half.

Item from Catalog 342 (released for May, 2024)

Category: The Old West