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Captured slave ship... Installation of a Jewish rabbi...



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September 01, 1858

DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Sept. 1, 1858  Page 3 has: "The Slaver At Charleston" which begins: "A slave brig, called the Echo, arrived at this port yesterday..." and also notes: "...Lieut. Maffitt very kindly writes us that the Dolphin captured this vessel, which he terms an American slaver, after a long chase...off the north coast of Cuba...that the Echo had 318 Africans on board when captured--12 have since died..." with much more.
Page 3 also has a detailed report on the installation of the Rev. Dr. Bendi as a Jewish rabbi.
Four pages, great condition. Folder size noted is for the issue folded in half.

Category: The Old West