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Item # 684575

June 08, 1796

FEDERAL GAZETTE & BALTIMORE DAILY ADVERTISER, Maryland, June 8, 1796 

* Rare 18th century American publication

Page 2 has a lengthy: "Address" by the governor of Mass., signed in type: Samuel Adams.
The front page has an ad: "For Sale, For the term of 10 Years, A likely healthy Negro Girl..." with details.
Pages 3 and 4 have other "reward" ads concerning slaves, with details.
Four pages, purple colored staining affects the middle section but causes no loss of readability, otherwise in very nice condition.

Category: The 1600's and 1700's