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Just before the Civil War... Heenan, the famed boxer...
Just before the Civil War... Heenan, the famed boxer...
Item # 690532
June 02, 1860
LYNCHBURG DAILY VIRGINIAN, Virginia, June 2, 1860
* Rare antebellum publication
This Southern newspaper was published less than a year before the outbreak of the Civil War. The front page has: "Threatened Mob Law in Missouri" and a wealth of other news items throughout the 4 pages.
The front page also has a length letter headed: "The Championship - The 'Benecia Boy' has Addressed the following letter to the Times" which is signed in type by the famed boxer: John C. Heenan.
Four pages, some archival strengthening at the spine, bit of minor foxing, nice condition.
Category: Pre-Civil War
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